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
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cowrie
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Robert Mugabe, ex president of Zimbabwe
John Rabe, German who saved Nanjing people
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Halle Berry (1966-), US actress
Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Prize in Literature
Nobel Prize in Physics
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