Spot 贝
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Meaning clue
贝 component
bèi · shell; money
A component often used in characters connected with value, trade, money, and exchange.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 贝
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Use the meaning clue
Use 贝 to guess the broad meaning area: shell; money.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue贝Meaning clue
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Recall that shells were once used as money, which links the component to value and trade.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 贝 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
赢=
吂+⺼
则=
+刂
赛=
宀
货=
化
员=
口
贴=
+占
费=
弗
赚=
+兼
贵=
中+一
负=
⺈
页=
锁=
钅+⺌
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贵guì
Guizhou Province
HSK 3.0 · L1比赛bǐsàicompetition
HSK 3.0 · L3页yèpage
HSK 3.0 · L3员yuánChinese character
HSK 3.0 · L3运动员yùndòngyuánathlete
HSK 3.0 · L3则zéChinese character
HSK 2.0 · L5参赛cānsàito compete
HSK 3.0 · L4打败dǎbàito defeat
HSK 3.0 · L4大赛dàsàigrand contest
HSK 3.0 · L4队员duìyuánteam member
HSK 3.0 · L4费fèisurname Fei
HSK 3.0 · L4费用fèiyongcost
HSK 3.0 · L4