卑 (bei1 | bei1) : humble, modest; base, despicable

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卑

bei1

bei1

[1] humble; modest; lowly
[2] base; despicable; contemptible

Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 十 (#24)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

卑

This word has been viewed 7633 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Feb 2014 00:54

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卑下 bei1 haa6 bei1 xia4 = base; low

卑鄙 bei1 pei2 bei1 bi3 = despicable; mean

不卑不亢 bat1 bei1 bat1 kong3 bu4 bei1 bu4*2 kang4 = neither submissive nor oppressive

自卑 zi6 bei1 zi4 bei1 = inferiority complex; to feel inferior

卑微 bei1 mei4 bei1 wei1 = petty and low

卑鄙的 bei1 pei2 dik1 bei1 bi3 de5 = contemptible 國

卑躬屈節 bei1 gung1 wat1 zit3 bei1 gong1 qu1 jie2 = bow and scrape; cringe; act servilely

卑賤 bei1 zin6 bei1 jian4 = lowly; mean and low

卑污 bei1 wu1 bei1 wu1 = despicable and filthy; foul

卑怯 bei1 hip3 bei1 qie4 = mean and cowardly; abject
See all 21 compounds (CantoDict reports 22 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 卑
Unicode code for this character: U+5351 (off-site link)

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