Read Edit View history 貝 bèiBèi sea shell Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a cowrie shell. In ancient China such shells were used as currency. Pinyin Separate values with commas bèi × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 贝 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 貝 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 311, 763 ], [ 338, 732 ], [ 350, 668 ], [ 350, 462 ], [ 337, 303 ], [ 344, 231 ] ], [ [ 373, 748 ], [ 385, 737 ], [ 405, 735 ], [ 672, 785 ], [ 703, 771 ], [ 730, 743 ], [ 731, 339 ], [ 726, 301 ], [ 715, 273 ], [ 716, 205 ] ], [ [ 383, 569 ], [ 401, 580 ], [ 538, 610 ], [ 585, 614 ], [ 614, 607 ] ], [ [ 380, 425 ], [ 393, 440 ], [ 514, 463 ], [ 573, 471 ], [ 617, 464 ] ], [ [ 374, 265 ], [ 396, 284 ], [ 605, 312 ], [ 666, 311 ] ], [ [ 471, 180 ], [ 432, 175 ], [ 387, 125 ], [ 308, 62 ], [ 244, 22 ], [ 186, -3 ] ], [ [ 594, 202 ], [ 676, 134 ], [ 760, 53 ], [ 778, 27 ], [ 797, -27 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 363 751 Q 350 764 327 771 Q 317 777 303 772 Q 296 766 302 753 Q 320 675 322 672 Q 322 668 323 660 Q 338 468 308 335 Q 290 277 332 226 Q 344 211 355 225 Q 367 241 368 259 L 372 301 Q 372 314 373 419 L 373 453 Q 374 516 375 562 L 376 591 Q 376 705 380 712 C 383 736 383 736 363 751 Z", "M 640 286 Q 671 246 693 207 Q 703 186 716 187 Q 735 188 753 226 Q 775 271 771 324 Q 764 447 759 672 Q 758 709 777 735 Q 787 750 777 762 Q 755 784 694 813 Q 673 823 655 813 Q 553 771 363 751 C 333 748 350 708 380 712 Q 401 713 626 754 Q 662 760 679 746 Q 709 722 696 431 Q 695 352 688 328 Q 684 315 674 313 C 657 288 632 297 640 286 Z", "M 375 562 Q 387 559 405 562 Q 522 583 608 595 Q 636 599 625 615 Q 613 631 583 637 Q 555 641 507 628 Q 437 607 376 591 C 347 583 345 567 375 562 Z", "M 373 419 Q 379 419 388 420 Q 517 439 611 452 Q 639 456 629 471 Q 617 489 588 494 Q 555 500 373 453 C 344 446 343 418 373 419 Z", "M 368 259 Q 374 259 381 260 Q 465 276 640 286 C 670 288 696 293 674 313 Q 665 322 648 334 Q 629 346 592 338 Q 471 313 372 301 C 342 297 338 257 368 259 Z", "M 401 209 Q 371 128 175 1 Q 148 -12 181 -13 Q 257 -16 416 106 Q 434 124 479 158 Q 494 171 492 182 Q 491 198 461 210 Q 430 226 415 224 Q 406 223 401 209 Z", "M 594 174 Q 669 98 758 -14 Q 774 -39 793 -46 Q 803 -49 813 -37 Q 829 -22 818 32 Q 805 107 602 209 Q 599 212 597 212 Q 587 219 584 204 Q 583 188 594 174 Z" ] } 7 strokes 貝 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 311, 763 ], [ 338, 732 ], [ 350, 668 ], [ 350, 462 ], [ 337, 303 ], [ 344, 231 ] ], [ [ 373, 748 ], [ 385, 737 ], [ 405, 735 ], [ 672, 785 ], [ 703, 771 ], [ 730, 743 ], [ 731, 339 ], [ 726, 301 ], [ 715, 273 ], [ 716, 205 ] ], [ [ 383, 569 ], [ 401, 580 ], [ 538, 610 ], [ 585, 614 ], [ 614, 607 ] ], [ [ 380, 425 ], [ 393, 440 ], [ 514, 463 ], [ 573, 471 ], [ 617, 464 ] ], [ [ 374, 265 ], [ 396, 284 ], [ 605, 312 ], [ 666, 311 ] ], [ [ 471, 180 ], [ 432, 175 ], [ 387, 125 ], [ 308, 62 ], [ 244, 22 ], [ 186, -3 ] ], [ [ 594, 202 ], [ 676, 134 ], [ 760, 53 ], [ 778, 27 ], [ 797, -27 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 363 751 Q 350 764 327 771 Q 317 777 303 772 Q 296 766 302 753 Q 320 675 322 672 Q 322 668 323 660 Q 338 468 308 335 Q 290 277 332 226 Q 344 211 355 225 Q 367 241 368 259 L 372 301 Q 372 314 373 419 L 373 453 Q 374 516 375 562 L 376 591 Q 376 705 380 712 C 383 736 383 736 363 751 Z", "M 640 286 Q 671 246 693 207 Q 703 186 716 187 Q 735 188 753 226 Q 775 271 771 324 Q 764 447 759 672 Q 758 709 777 735 Q 787 750 777 762 Q 755 784 694 813 Q 673 823 655 813 Q 553 771 363 751 C 333 748 350 708 380 712 Q 401 713 626 754 Q 662 760 679 746 Q 709 722 696 431 Q 695 352 688 328 Q 684 315 674 313 C 657 288 632 297 640 286 Z", "M 375 562 Q 387 559 405 562 Q 522 583 608 595 Q 636 599 625 615 Q 613 631 583 637 Q 555 641 507 628 Q 437 607 376 591 C 347 583 345 567 375 562 Z", "M 373 419 Q 379 419 388 420 Q 517 439 611 452 Q 639 456 629 471 Q 617 489 588 494 Q 555 500 373 453 C 344 446 343 418 373 419 Z", "M 368 259 Q 374 259 381 260 Q 465 276 640 286 C 670 288 696 293 674 313 Q 665 322 648 334 Q 629 346 592 338 Q 471 313 372 301 C 342 297 338 257 368 259 Z", "M 401 209 Q 371 128 175 1 Q 148 -12 181 -13 Q 257 -16 416 106 Q 434 124 479 158 Q 494 171 492 182 Q 491 198 461 210 Q 430 226 415 224 Q 406 223 401 209 Z", "M 594 174 Q 669 98 758 -14 Q 774 -39 793 -46 Q 803 -49 813 -37 Q 829 -22 818 32 Q 805 107 602 209 Q 599 212 597 212 Q 587 219 584 204 Q 583 188 594 174 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.