pēi
noun #19,273

Meanings

  1. 1 embryo
  2. 2 germ
  3. 3 bud (early stage of development)

Examples

Pēitāi fāyù shì shēngmìng kēxué de zhòngyào yánjiū lǐngyù.
Embryonic development is an important research area in life sciences.
Xiǎomài pēiyá fùhán yíngyǎng, duì jiànkāng yǒu yì.
Wheat germ is rich in nutrients and beneficial to health.

Tips

memory
has the (flesh/body) radical on the left. The right side (bù) is phonetic. Think of as the 'not-yet' body — an embryo at the earliest stage.

Stroke Order

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