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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- bai4
- English meanings
- defeat, fail, lose, counteract, be defeated, beat, spoil, decay, wither
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 贝; right 攵.
Meaning & sound clues
攵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “rap”.
贝 is identified as the sound component (bèi). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 败.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
worship; visit
to break off or break open sth with one's hands
put
cypress; surname Bai
white
cent
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 失败
- 打败
- 腐败