贝
bèi
sea shell; money, currency
- Strokes
- 4
- Level
- HSK 4 · TOCFL Level 3
- Frequency
- No. 386
- Traditional
- 貝
bèi
sea shell; money, currency
surname Bei; cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic)
Pictographic: A sea shell, once used as currency
zhè ge qiú shì nà ge nán hái de bǎo bèi 。
This ball is the treasure of that boy.
tā shuì dé xiàng gè bǎo bèi shì de 。
He's sleeping like a baby.
wǒ zài hǎi biān jiǎn le gè piào liang bèi ké 。
I picked up a pretty shell at the seaside.
wǒ zài hǎi tān shàng fā xiàn le yí gè piào liang de bèi ké 。
I found a beautiful shell on the shore.
tā zài hǎi biān mài bèi ké 。
She sells seashells by the seashore.