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蓓

bèi
noun #42,088

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 蓓蕾) flower bud

Examples

HSK 7-9
花园里的蓓蕾即将绽放。
Huāyuán lǐ de bèilěi jíjiāng zhànfàng.
The flower buds in the garden are about to open.
HSK 7-9
孩子就像尚未开放的蓓蕾。
Háizi jiùxiàng shàngwèi kāifàng de bèilěi.
Children are like flower buds yet to bloom.

Tips

usage
Only used in 蓓蕾 (a flower bud still tightly rolled up). It carries a poetic image of youth and unrealized potential.

Components

radical
艹 cǎo
grass; plant
Top 艹 is the grass radical 艸 in top form. It marks 蓓 as plant-related - a flower bud.
phonetic
倍 bèi
times; multiple
Below sits 倍 supplying the sound exactly (bèi = bèi). The shared phonetic core 咅 also anchors 陪 (to accompany) and 培 (to cultivate).

Stroke Order

蓓 bèi