bèi

cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic)

Character data

Radical ⾙ (154.0)
Strokes 7
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

貝 bèi
  1. 1. cowrie
  2. 2. shellfish
  3. 3. currency (archaic)
  4. 4. surname Bei

Stroke order

貝 stroke order diagram

Words containing 貝

Word Meaning
sutra written on leaves of pattra palm tree
Belize (Tw)
shell carving
beret (loanword)
shellfish; mollusks
Beirut, capital of Lebanon
pearly white teeth; cowry
mussel
Shin Bet (Israel national security service)
D'Alembert (1717-1783), French mathematician
a cappella (loanword)
(math.) abelian
Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia (Tw)
land snail
electric bass (guitar)
(math.) non-abelian
Elbegdorj Tsakhia, former Mongolian president
pearl oyster (genus Pinctada)
Malbec (grape type)
Rumphius’s slit shell sea snail
Pompeii, ancient Roman town near Naples, Italy
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