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CHINESE CHARACTER

péi

陪

陪

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see

Numbered pinyin
pei2
English meanings
companion, see, escort, accompany, keep ... company, keep sb. company, assist, keep company, compensate, company

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 阝; right 咅.

  • Left

    阝
  • Right

    咅
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    • Top

      立
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    • Bottom

      口

Meaning & sound clues

阝 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “place”.

咅 is identified as the sound component (pǒu). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 陪.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰阝咅

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    péi陪tā他wán玩。

    Play with him.

  2. 02

    péitóng陪同。

    Accompany.

  3. 03

    péibàn陪伴。

    Keep company.

  4. 04

    péi陪jiārén家人。

    Be with family.

  5. 05

    péi陪wǒ我qù去。

    Come with me.

  6. 06

    péibàn陪伴zuǒyòu左右。

    Stay by the side.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 陪伴
  • 陪同
  • 陪葬