败bài
to fail, a setback. 8 strokes, radical 贝, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 败
Strokes 1–4 write 贝, then strokes 5–8 write 攵.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 败 · the stroke-order rules
What 败 is made of
贝 (bèi, sea shell) and 攵 (pū, to rap).
攵 carries the meaning — rap — and 贝 carries the sound.
Words that use 败
| 败 | to fail, a setback 事情没有做成，结果不如意 他不因一时失败而气馁。He refused to feel discouraged by one small a failure. Lesson 249, 明察秋毫与审时度势 · 亲情关怀与社区生活 · Family Warmth, Civic Care & Everyday Chores |
| 打败 | to overcome 在竞争或困难中战胜对方 团队努力打败了重重技术难关。The team worked hard to overcome the technical obstacles. Lesson 265, 产业开拓与履职笃行 · 市井百态与经世策应 · Civic Commerce, Everyday Chores & Community Life |
| 失败 | to fail 没有达到目标，事情没有做成 他坚信不怕失败才能写出好作品。He believes that only by not fearing to fail can one write great work. Lesson 331, 广厦新境与步步求索 · 文华流韵与笃行善道 · Cultural Heritage, Urban Integrity & Compassionate Action |
More characters with the radical 贝
All 27 of them, and what the radical means, on the 贝 radical page.