贝(bèi)

HSK 44 strokesTrad. 貝

surname Bei

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Character information

Pinyin
bèi
Meaning
surname Bei
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
貝

Origin & structure

Where 贝 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿵冂人

A sea shell, once used as currency

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

冂jiōng人rén

Parts are arranged enclosing from above.

How to write 贝 step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 贝

Common words using 贝 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bǎo宝bèi贝
HSK 4

treasured object

Open 宝贝 page →
dān丹bèi贝

see 天贝

Open 丹贝 page →
gān干bèi贝

conpoy; dried scallop (dried adductor muscle of a scallop)

Open 干贝 page →
xiān仙bèi贝

rice cracker

Open 仙贝 page →
fēn分bèi贝

decibel

Open 分贝 page →
hū呼lún伦bèi贝ěr尔

see 呼伦贝尔市

Open 呼伦贝尔 page →
kǎn坎bèi贝ěr尔

Campbell (name)

Open 坎贝尔 page →
bǎo宝bèi贝ér儿

erhua variant of 宝贝

Open 宝贝儿 page →

Related characters

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 贝’s common words

宝丹干仙分呼伦尔

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