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陂

bēi / pí / pō
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 pond; reservoir
  2. 2 bank of a pond
  3. 3 mountain slope

Examples

HSK 7-9
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.
HSK 7-9
村旁有一处古代陂塘水利工程。
Cūn páng yǒu yí chù gǔdài bēitáng shuǐlì gōngchéng.
An ancient embankment-pond irrigation work lies near the village.

Tips

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.

Components

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.

Stroke Order

陂 bēi