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贝 - bèi

sea shell; money, currency

sea shell; money, currency

How to read 贝

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinbèi
Englishsea shell; money, currency
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

贝丘 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 贝九. Please read 贝克 one more time.

Common words with this character

shell mound
Beethoven's Ninth
Baker or Becker
Benin

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 贝 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 贝丘 and 贝九 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 贝.