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卑 - bēi

humble, low, inferior; despise

humble, low, inferior; despise

How to read 卑

Click 卑 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinbēi
Englishhumble, low, inferior; despise
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

卑下 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 卑劣. Please read 卑微 one more time.

Common words with this character

base; low
base; mean; despicable
lowly; humble
mean and cowardly; abject

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 卑 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 卑下 and 卑劣 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 卑.