陂 (bēi): pond; reservoir

Meanings

农民用陂塘蓄水灌溉农田。

Nóngmín yòng bēitáng xùshuǐ guàngài nóngtián.

Farmers store water in the pond to irrigate the fields.

村旁有一处古代陂塘水利工程。

Cūn páng yǒu yí chù gǔdài bēi táng shuǐlì gōngchéng.

An ancient embankment-pond irrigation work lies near the village.

mistakes

Three readings. 陂 is a pond or its bank, as in 陂塘. The Hubei district 黄陂 uses 陂, and 陂 means rugged or uneven.

radical

阝 fù

mound; hill

Left-side mound radical 阝 (the side form of 阜). It marks earthworks and slopes — here the raised bank that holds in a pond.

phonetic

皮 pí

skin; (here) sound

Right side 皮 supplies the sound; it is the phonetic in a family including 波 and 坡, which is why this character has the bēi / pō readings.

陂 bēi