Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 贝丘
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character
贝壳bèikéshell (of a mollusk)
丘陵qiūlínghills
贝多bèi duōpattra palm tree (loan from Sanskrit, Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras
分贝fēn bèidecibel
干贝gān bèiconpoy; dried scallop (dried adductor muscle of a scallop)