(péi)

HSK 510 strokes

to accompany

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
péi
Meaning
to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰阝咅

In this compound, the meaning comes from (place); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

péitóng
HSK 6

to accompany

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péibàn
HSK 7-9

to accompany

Open 陪伴 page →
péizàng
HSK 7-9

to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects)

Open 陪葬 page →
jiǔpéi

to accompany over long term

Open 久陪 page →
zuòpéi

to attend (a banquet etc) to keep a chief guest company

Open 作陪 page →
quánpéi

tour escort (throughout the entire tour)

Open 全陪 page →
fèngpéi

(honorific) to accompany

Open 奉陪 page →
péishì

to wait upon (older people)

Open 陪侍 page →

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