Read Edit View history 贝 bèiBèi HSK4 sea shell Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 貝. 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 Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 貝 × Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 贝 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 319, 755 ], [ 346, 723 ], [ 354, 681 ], [ 354, 491 ], [ 339, 310 ], [ 344, 231 ] ], [ [ 379, 739 ], [ 403, 726 ], [ 639, 768 ], [ 661, 763 ], [ 692, 732 ], [ 698, 721 ], [ 690, 579 ], [ 695, 309 ], [ 686, 235 ] ], [ [ 464, 654 ], [ 487, 645 ], [ 522, 607 ], [ 514, 409 ], [ 504, 319 ], [ 470, 192 ], [ 445, 145 ], [ 397, 94 ], [ 316, 44 ], [ 206, 3 ] ], [ [ 582, 194 ], [ 675, 126 ], [ 739, 70 ], [ 761, 43 ], [ 782, -12 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 371 742 Q 359 754 335 764 Q 325 768 311 764 Q 304 760 309 745 Q 330 666 331 566 Q 325 401 309 336 Q 294 273 332 226 Q 344 211 355 225 Q 374 249 375 347 Q 382 672 386 694 Q 387 701 387 708 C 389 728 389 728 371 742 Z", "M 651 307 Q 642 279 659 254 Q 675 220 686 222 Q 702 223 721 261 Q 739 292 736 316 Q 720 434 721 616 Q 721 668 750 714 Q 762 732 753 743 Q 722 771 667 796 Q 649 802 623 793 Q 508 747 371 742 C 341 740 357 704 387 708 Q 391 708 398 709 Q 464 721 514 729 Q 619 751 642 736 Q 657 703 662 617 Q 666 356 651 307 Z", "M 488 579 Q 495 276 427 172 Q 403 130 356 95 Q 313 61 216 15 Q 203 11 199 6 Q 193 0 210 -3 Q 273 -7 419 79 Q 444 100 465 125 Q 535 224 543 459 Q 547 567 563 613 Q 567 625 559 633 Q 540 649 501 664 Q 479 674 461 668 Q 440 659 458 641 Q 488 611 488 579 Z", "M 579 171 Q 655 101 744 -1 Q 763 -26 781 -31 Q 791 -32 801 -21 Q 817 -5 802 48 Q 792 117 581 209 Q 571 215 568 200 Q 567 184 579 171 Z" ] } 4 strokes 贝 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 319, 755 ], [ 346, 723 ], [ 354, 681 ], [ 354, 491 ], [ 339, 310 ], [ 344, 231 ] ], [ [ 379, 739 ], [ 403, 726 ], [ 639, 768 ], [ 661, 763 ], [ 692, 732 ], [ 698, 721 ], [ 690, 579 ], [ 695, 309 ], [ 686, 235 ] ], [ [ 464, 654 ], [ 487, 645 ], [ 522, 607 ], [ 514, 409 ], [ 504, 319 ], [ 470, 192 ], [ 445, 145 ], [ 397, 94 ], [ 316, 44 ], [ 206, 3 ] ], [ [ 582, 194 ], [ 675, 126 ], [ 739, 70 ], [ 761, 43 ], [ 782, -12 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 371 742 Q 359 754 335 764 Q 325 768 311 764 Q 304 760 309 745 Q 330 666 331 566 Q 325 401 309 336 Q 294 273 332 226 Q 344 211 355 225 Q 374 249 375 347 Q 382 672 386 694 Q 387 701 387 708 C 389 728 389 728 371 742 Z", "M 651 307 Q 642 279 659 254 Q 675 220 686 222 Q 702 223 721 261 Q 739 292 736 316 Q 720 434 721 616 Q 721 668 750 714 Q 762 732 753 743 Q 722 771 667 796 Q 649 802 623 793 Q 508 747 371 742 C 341 740 357 704 387 708 Q 391 708 398 709 Q 464 721 514 729 Q 619 751 642 736 Q 657 703 662 617 Q 666 356 651 307 Z", "M 488 579 Q 495 276 427 172 Q 403 130 356 95 Q 313 61 216 15 Q 203 11 199 6 Q 193 0 210 -3 Q 273 -7 419 79 Q 444 100 465 125 Q 535 224 543 459 Q 547 567 563 613 Q 567 625 559 633 Q 540 649 501 664 Q 479 674 461 668 Q 440 659 458 641 Q 488 611 488 579 Z", "M 579 171 Q 655 101 744 -1 Q 763 -26 781 -31 Q 791 -32 801 -21 Q 817 -5 802 48 Q 792 117 581 209 Q 571 215 568 200 Q 567 184 579 171 Z" ] } 4 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + 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.