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被 bèi — “quilt; (by)”
How to write and say the Chinese character 被 (bèi), which means quilt; (by) — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: This & that.
Pinyin · 拼音 bèi
Meaning · 意思 quilt; (by)
Strokes · 笔画 10
Radical · 部首 衤 (clothes)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
被 is written with 10 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
衤 (cloth) hints at the meaning, and 皮 lends its sound — together they make 被.
A common word常用词
被子
a quilt
Example sentence例句
饼干被弟弟吃了。
The biscuits got eaten by little brother.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.