赔péi
to pay compensation, lose money. 12 strokes, radical 贝, first met in HSK 5.
How to write 赔
Strokes 1–4 write 贝, then strokes 5–12 write 咅.
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Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 赔 · the stroke-order rules
What 赔 is made of
贝 (bèi, sea shell) and 咅 (pǒu, to spit out).
贝 carries the meaning — money — and 咅 carries the sound.
Words that use 赔
| 赔 | to pay compensation, lose money 指因过失而拿出钱财弥补对方 他不小心碰坏花盆便主动赔钱。He broke the flowerpot by accident and paid up for it. Lesson 463, 整饰周备 · 笃诚务实与厚泽沃野 · Steadfast Integrity & Fertile Horizons |
| 赔偿 | to compensate 指对造成的损失给予补偿 工程方依规足额赔偿损失。The contractor fully compensated the losses, as required. Lesson 462, 光影正道 · 笃诚务实与厚泽沃野 · Steadfast Integrity & Fertile Horizons |
Characters that share the sound part 咅
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 贝
All 27 of them, and what the radical means, on the 贝 radical page.