貝多 bèi duō

pattra palm tree used for Buddhist texts

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. pattra palm tree (loan from Sanskrit, Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras

Characters

Character Meaning
貝 bèi
cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic)
多 duō HSK 1
many; a lot of; numerous