literary
classical
measure word

Meaning of

蓰 means five times; quintuple; fivefold amount. Pronounced xǐ.

  • five times; quintuple; fivefold amount

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

bèi

several times; multiples (literally: double and quintuple)

suǒ
huò
zhī
 
bèi
wǎng
nián
 

The profits obtained are several times greater than those of previous years.

mèng
yuē
 
 '
huò
xiāng
bèi
 
huò
xiāng
shí
bǎi
 
 '

Mencius said: 'Some differ by multiples, others by ten or a hundred times.'