巴贝克

巴貝克

Bābèikè

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Meanings

1 Baalbek (Lebanese city famous for Roman ruins); also the surname 'Babek' / 'Babeck' / 'Bobek' in transliteration

Characters

to hope; (transliteration syllable for 'ba')

shell; cowrie; (transliteration syllable for 'bek/bei')

to overcome; gram; (transliteration syllable for '-k')

Examples

巴贝克的罗马神庙遗迹非常壮观。

Bābèikè de Luómǎ shénmiào yíjì fēicháng zhuàngguān.

The Roman temple ruins at Baalbek are spectacular.

他叫巴贝克，是教练。

Tā jiào Bābèikè, shì jiàoliàn.

He's called Babek and he's the coach.

Tips

culture

The most famous referent is Baalbek (بعلبك) in Lebanon — a UNESCO World Heritage site with some of the largest Roman temple stones ever cut, including the 1,000-tonne Trilithon. The name comes from Phoenician 'Ba'al-bekka' ('Lord of the Bekaa Valley').

usage

巴 (bā) handles 'Ba-', 贝 (bèi) the '-bek' middle, 克 (kè) the closing '-k'. The same character set also transliterates Eastern European surnames like 'Babek' or 'Bobek'.

Stroke Order

巴 bā

贝 bèi

克 kè