贝多 bèi duō

palm tree once used as paper for sutras

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 39619th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
贝 bèi HSK 5
cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic)
多 duō HSK 1
many; a lot of; numerous