Chinese Character 貝 Meanings and components.

Form

貝

Meaning

貝 meaning[3] in English

Surname Bei.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 貝 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are eye (目) , and eight (八)

No radical has been identified in it.

How to write 貝

To write貝bei4surname Bei you should write a combination of 目mu4eye , 八ba1eight

目 + 八 = 貝

貝 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 貝 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 貝, looks as follow:

貝
Pinyin:bei4
Meaning[3]: Surname Bei
目
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Eye . Item . Section . List . Catalogue . Table Of Contents . Order (Taxonomy) . Goal . Name . Title
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8

Notes

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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