bèi

琲

Character · NounTraditional貝

string of pearls; currency; surname

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

string of pearls; beads

archaic

Archaic meaning found in classical texts. The modern primary meaning of '贝' is 'shellfish' or 'currency'.

Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
 ，
 “
bèi贝
 ”
yǒu有
shí时
zhǐ指
chéng成
chuàn串
de的
zhū珠
zi子
 。

In ancient texts, '贝' sometimes refers to a string of pearls.

Cǐ此
bèi贝
fàn泛
zhǐ指
zhēn珍
bǎo宝
 。

This '贝' generally refers to treasures.