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)

4 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

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

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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