bèi
sea shell
Simplified form of 貝. Pictograph of a cowrie shell. In ancient China such shells were used as currency.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 贝
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
treasure | ||
cowrie | ||
Bell (person name) | ||
Nobel (Prize) | ||
"Becks", nickname of British footballer David Beckham (see 貝克漢姆|贝克汉姆[Bèikèhànmǔ]) |
Component uses
Meaning component in 56 characters (20 verified)
资 质 费 财 货 贵 赛 购 贸 赞 赖 赏 贴 贺 赢 赌 贾 赐 赚 贮 贫 贡 贷 赔 赋 贤 赠 账 贩 贬 贿 贱 赎 赁 赃 贻 赓 贰 赡 赈 赊 赝 赍 贽 赅 赀 唢 赉 赒 赙 赕 贳 贶 赆 赇 屃
Remnant component in 1 character (1 verified)
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