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 9462 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

貝寧 bui3 ning4 bei4 ning2 = Benin

亞的斯亞貝巴 aa3 dik1 si1 aa3 bui3 baa1 ya4 di4 si1 ya4 bei4 ba1 = Addis Ababa

貝殼學 bui3 hok3 hok6 bei4 ke2 xue2 = [n] conchology

貝澳 bui3 ou3 = Pui O (area on Lantau popular for holiday camping)

諾貝爾 nok6 bui3 ji5 = (Alfred) Nobel inventor of dynamite and namesake of the Nobel Prize

諾貝爾獎 nok6 bui3 ji5 zoeng2 = Nobel Prize

貝多芬 bui3 do1 fan1 bei4 duo1 fen1 = Beethoven

貝聿銘 bui3 jyut6 ming4 bei4 yu4 ming2 = I. M. Pei, famous Chinese-American architect

切爾諾貝利 cit3 ji5 nok6 bui3 lei6 qie1 er3 nuo4 bei4 li4 = Chernobyl

貝立茲 bui3 laap6 zi1 bei4 li4 zi1 = Berlitz

川貝 cyun1 bui3 chuan1 bei4 = tendril-leaved fritillary bulb

搞笑諾貝爾獎 gaau2 siu3 nok6 bui3 ji5 zoeng2 = the IgNobel Prize (satire ceremony by the Journal of Irreproducible Results)

寶貝魚 bou2 bui3 jyu4*2 bao3 bei4 yu2 = a babelfish

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