⾙

shell

bèi (bei4)

Radical no. 154 · 7 strokes (第 154 部首 · 7 画 dì 154 bùshǒu · 7 huà)

Radical ⾙ (bèi) — meaning: shell, 7 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph of a seashell or oyster shell in oracle-bone and seal script, depicting the two-part hinged form of a bivalve shell.

Mnemonic: Remember the shell radical as two hinged shells closing together.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

76 characters

Stroke count

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Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 贝bèi

    cowrie

    4 strokes

  • 负fù

    to bear

    HSK 6

    6 strokes

  • 贞zhēn

    chaste

    6 strokes

  • 贠yuán

    old variant of 員|员[yuan2]

    6 strokes

  • 财cái

    money

    7 strokes

  • 贡gòng

    to offer tribute

    7 strokes

  • 货huò

    goods

    HSK 4

    8 strokes

  • 账zhàng

    account

    HSK 6

    8 strokes

  • 购gòu

    to buy

    HSK 7

    8 strokes

  • 败bài

    to defeat

    HSK 4

    8 strokes

  • 贪tān

    to have a voracious desire for

    HSK 7

    8 strokes

  • 贩fàn

    to deal in

    8 strokes

  • 贤xián

    worthy or virtuous person

    8 strokes

  • 责zé

    duty

    8 strokes

  • 贫pín

    poor

    8 strokes

  • 贬biǎn

    to diminish

    8 strokes

  • 贮zhù

    to store

    8 strokes

  • 贯guàn

    to pierce through

    8 strokes

  • 费fèi

    to cost

    HSK 3

    9 strokes

  • 贴tiē

    to stick

    HSK 4

    9 strokes

  • 贵guì

    expensive

    HSK 1

    9 strokes

  • 贺hè

    to congratulate

    9 strokes

  • 贱jiàn

    inexpensive

    HSK 7

    9 strokes

  • 贷dài

    to lend on interest

    9 strokes

  • 贲bēn

    energetic

    9 strokes

  • 贳shì

    to borrow

    9 strokes

  • 贶kuàng

    to bestow

    9 strokes

  • 贸mào

    commerce

    9 strokes

  • 贻yí

    to present

    9 strokes

  • 贾Jiǎ

    surname Jia

    10 strokes

  • 贼zéi

    thief; robber

    HSK 7

    10 strokes

  • 贽zhì

    gifts to superiors

    10 strokes

  • 贿huì

    (bound form) bribery

    10 strokes

  • 赀zī

    to estimate

    10 strokes

  • 赁lìn

    to rent

    10 strokes

  • 赂lù

    bribe

    10 strokes

  • 赃zāng

    stolen goods; loot; spoils

    10 strokes

  • 资zī

    resources

    10 strokes

  • 赅gāi

    complete

    10 strokes

  • 赆jìn

    farewell presents

    10 strokes

  • 赇qiú

    to bribe

    11 strokes

  • 赈zhèn

    to provide relief

    11 strokes

  • 赉lài

    to bestow

    11 strokes

  • 赊shē

    to buy or sell on credit

    11 strokes

  • 买mǎi

    to buy

    HSK 1

    12 strokes

  • 赌dǔ

    to bet; to gamble

    HSK 6

    12 strokes

  • 赔péi

    to compensate for loss

    HSK 5

    12 strokes

  • 赐cì

    (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant

    HSK 7

    12 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.