(péi)

HSK 512 strokesTrad.

to compensate for loss

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
péi
Meaning
to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰贝咅

In this compound, the meaning comes from (money); 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

12 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.

péicháng
HSK 5

to compensate

Open 赔偿 page →
suǒpéi
HSK 7-9

to ask for compensation

Open 索赔 page →
péiqián
HSK 7-9

to lose money; to suffer a financial loss

Open 赔钱 page →
dǎopéi

to sustain loss in trade

Open 倒赔 page →
miǎnpéi

(insurance) excess

Open 免赔 page →
pànpéi

to sentence (sb) to pay compensation

Open 判赔 page →

lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them

Open 假一赔十 page →
péi

to settle a claim

Open 理赔 page →

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