Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “bei”
35 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
bēi
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Third tone
běi
4
Fourth tone
bèi
被
bèi
倍bedding
10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L3bèi
背to double
10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4bèi
辈back, backside
9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4bèi
贝generation, lifetime
12 strokesbèi
孛sea shell
4 strokesbèi
狈comet
7 strokesbèi
貝a legendary wolf
7 strokesbèi
邶sea shell
7 strokesbèi
备a place in Henan province
7 strokesbèi
钡to prepare
8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9bèi
悖barium
9 strokesbèi
狽contradictory
10 strokesbèi
備a legendary wolf
10 strokesbèi
惫to prepare
12 strokesbèi
焙tired, weary, fatigued
12 strokesbèi
碚to bake, to roast
12 strokesbèi
蓓suburb
13 strokesbèi
褙flower bud
13 strokesbèi
輩paper or cloth pasted together
14 strokesbèi
鋇generation, lifetime
15 strokesbèi
憊barium
15 strokesbèi
鞴tired, weary, fatigued
16 strokesbèi
鐾to saddle up, to ride
19 strokesbèi
a flat iron cooking-plate for cakes
21 strokes·
Neutral tone
bei
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