Cangjie code for 貝

Cangjie decomposition of 貝: 月山金 (BUC)
月山金
BUC

Step-by-step breakdown · Cangjie v3 and v5 are the same

月
山
金

Quick (Sucheng) code

月金(BC)

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Pronunciation & meaning

Pronunciation
Mandarinㄅㄟˋ bèi
Cantonesebui3
Meaning
sea shell; money, currency; Kangxi radical 154
Kangxi Radical
貝 · 7 strokes

Common words

  • 寶貝bǎo bèitreasured object; treasure
  • 貝母bèi mǔthe bulb of the fritillary (Fritillaria thunbergii)
  • 貝殼bèi késhell (of a mollusk)
  • 乾貝gān bèiconpoy; dried scallop (dried adductor muscle of a scallop)
  • 貝類bèi lèishellfish; mollusks
  • 拷貝kǎo bèicopy; to copy (loanword)
  • 分貝fēn bèidecibel
  • 貝克bèi kèbecquerel (unit of radioactivity, symbol Bq) (abbr. for 貝克勒爾|贝克勒尔[bei4 ke4 le4 er3])

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