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Character Decomposition
贝=冂+人
Etymology
A sea shell, once used as currency
Meanings
cowrie
shellfish
currency (archaic)
surname Bei
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Words with 贝 218 total
pearly white teeth · cowry贝齿bèi chǐshell carving贝雕bèi diāopattra palm tree (loan from Sanskrit, Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras贝多bèi duōthe bulb of the fritillary (Fritillaria thunbergii)贝母bèi mǔBenin贝宁Bèi níngshell mound贝丘bèi qiūbeta (Greek letter Β, β)贝塔bèi tǎpattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras贝叶bèi yèconpoy; dried scallop (dried adductor muscle of a scallop)干贝gān bèiscallop (genus Pecten)扇贝shàn bèi
Idioms with 贝 9 total Chain
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