bèi

cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic)

HSK 5 #1133

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1133rd character
Radical ⾙ (154.0)
Strokes 4
Index # 114
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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贝 stroke order animation

Words containing 贝

Word Meaning
baby; darling; treasure
shell; hard outer skin; conch
Baker or Becker (name)
Bell (person name)
copy; to copy (loanword)
Beira, Mozambique
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer
Nobel Prize
Nobel (Prize)
bass guitar; bass (loanword)
Campbell (name)
Beirut, capital of Lebanon
Pompeii, ancient Roman town near Naples, Italy
David Beckham (1975-), British midfield footballer
beret (loanword)
Chernobyl
Belgrade, capital of Serbia
precious darling (often refers to one's child); sweetheart
scallop (genus Pecten)
shellfish; mollusks
Belfast, capital of Northern Ireland
(math.) abelian
decibel
Benin
palm tree once used as paper for sutras
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