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bèi · sea shell

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4Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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贝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 贝

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bèiWords pronounced bèi
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Example sentences

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Tā shì jiā lǐ de bǎo bèi.他是家里的宝贝。

He is the baby of the family.

Source: Tatoeba #429133 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài hǎi biān jiǎn le gè piàoliang bèi ké.我在海边捡了个漂亮贝壳。

I picked up a pretty shell at the seaside.

Source: Tatoeba #5911660 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bèi duō fēn zǒu xiàng gāng qín, zuò xià lái bìng kāi shǐ tán.贝多芬走向钢琴，坐下来并开始弹。

Beethoven went over to the piano, sat down and began to play.

Source: Tatoeba #813594 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ néng kàn dào wū dǐng de nà dòng fángzi shì bèi kè xiān shēng de.你能看到屋顶的那栋房子是贝克先生的。

The house whose roof you can see is Mr Baker's.

Source: Tatoeba #4970063 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jiù yuē shū zhōng jìn zhǐ shí yòng bèi lèi děng yǒu ké de shuǐ shēng dòng wù.旧约书中禁止食用贝类等有壳的水生动物。

The Old Testament forbids eating shellfish.

Source: Tatoeba #4844645 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ā ěr fǎ 、 bèi tǎ hé kā mǎ shì xī là wén zì.阿尔法、贝塔和咖玛是希腊文字。

Alpha, beta and gamma are Greek letters.

Source: Tatoeba #2030708 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 贝 in context

  1. Say bèi, then recall the core meaning: sea shell.
  2. Write all 4 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 宝贝 (bǎo bèi), meaning “treasured object”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 贝 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.