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贝sea shell

sea shell. 4 strokes. 27 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 2 to 6 are written with it.

Meaning sea shellStrokes 4Characters 27

How to write 贝

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Stroke order chart for the 贝 radical — 4 strokes

What it tells you about a character

Of the 27 characters below, 21 are pictophonetic with 贝 as the half that carries the meaning — the other half carries the sound. That is the use of knowing a radical: it narrows what a new character is about before you know how to say it.

The 27 characters

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for the 贝 family

HSK 3 · 6

赛sài资zī负fù责zé费fèi赢yíng

HSK 4 · 9

贵guì货huò贝bèi败bài财cái赞zàn购gòu赏shǎng贴tiē

HSK 5 · 5

贷dài贺hè贸mào赔péi赠zèng

HSK 6 · 7

赌dǔ贡gòng赖lài贫pín贯guàn账zhàng赚zhuàn

Words they appear in

比(bǐ)赛(sài)a contest
大家一起比一比，看谁做得最好
工(gōng)资(zī)wages paid for labor
工作以后按月拿到的钱
决(jué)赛(sài)the championship final match
淘汰赛之后，决定最终冠军的那一场比赛
负(fù)责(zé)to be in charge of
对一件事情负起责任，把它管好
责(zé)任(rèn)a responsibility
一个人应该做好、做不好要承担后果的事
资(zī)金(jīn)capital, funds for a project
用来投资或办事的一大笔钱
交(jiāo)费(fèi)to pay a fee in person
把该交的钱送到指定的地方
收(shōu)费(fèi)to charge a toll or fee
向使用的人收取一笔钱
费(fèi)用(yòng)overall costs or expenses
做一件事情总共要花掉的钱
消(xiāo)费(fèi)to spend on daily purchases
买东西或享受服务，把钱花出去
浪(làng)费(fèi)to squander resources wastefully
把东西白白用掉，不珍惜
资(zī)格(gé)an official qualification or credential
经过考核后获得的做某件事的条件
学(xué)费(fèi)tuition fees for schooling
上学时要交给学校的钱
费(fèi)a fee, a charge
为了某种服务要交的钱