bēi

椑

Character · NounTraditional柸

wine goblet; see also pronunciation pí

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

a type of wine vessel (ancient); see also pronunciation pí

archaic

This character primarily appears in classical texts. In modern contexts, it is almost exclusively the component of the common word 杯子 (bēi zi, 'cup'). The pronunciation 'bēi' for the standalone character is archaic and rare.

Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
 ，
bēi柸
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
jiǔ酒
qì器
 。

Ancient texts record that 'bei' was an ancient wine vessel.

Zhè这
ge个
zì字
dú读
bēib
shíē
xiàni
zài时
 ，
jī现
běn在
zhǐ基
yòng本
zuò只
bēi用
zi作
de‘
bù杯
jiàn子
 ’
 的
 部
 件
 。

When this character is pronounced 'bēi', it is now basically only used as a component in the word 'cup'.