貝 (bui3 | bei4) : shells; cowries used as money

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貝

bui3

bei4

[1] [n] shells; shellfish [2] [n] cowries used as money [3] Kangxi radical 154

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: (#154)

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

貝 / 贝

Don't confuse with:
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This word has been viewed 10382 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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寶貝 bou2 bui3 bao3 bei4 = treasure; darling

貝殼 bui3 hok3 bei4 ke2 = shell (of molluscs etc.)

貝殼念珠 bui3 hok3 nim6 zyu1 bei4 ke2 nian4 zhu1 = [n] wampum

元貝 jyun4 bui3 = [n] scallops

貝雷帽 bui3 leoi4 mou6*2 bei4 lei2 mao4 = a beret

貽貝 ji4 bui3 yi2 bei4 = mussel

乾貝 gon1 bui3 gan1 bei4 = dried scallop; conpoy

分貝 fan1 bui3 fen1 bei4 = decibel

扇貝 sin3 bui3 shan4 bei4 = scallop

貝里斯 bui3 lei5 si1 bei4 li3 si1 = Belize
See all 23 compounds (CantoDict reports 22 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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Decimal representation of this word: 貝
Unicode code for this character: U+8c9d (off-site link)

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