狈
bèi HSK7

a legendary animal with short forelegs which rode a wolf

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 贝 represents the sound. Simplified form of 狽.

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

贝
贝 Sound component
bèi sea shell

Sources

Readings & variants
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狽 bèi a legendary animal with short forelegs which rode a wolf Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 貝 represents the sound.

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

貝
貝 Sound component
bèi sea shell

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpaːds
Unicodebɑ̀i

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica