倍 — Chinese character
倍
bèi
to double; to increase or multiply
- Pinyin
- bèi
- Radical
- 9 ⼈ (Man)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 亻 咅
- Japanese
- 倍 as a kanji
Common words with 倍
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 两倍 (兩倍) | liǎng bèi | twice as much; double the amount |
| 三倍 | sān bèi | triple; three times as much; threefold |
| 加倍 | jiā bèi | to double; to redouble |
| 十倍 | shí bèi | tenfold; ten times (sth) |
| 双倍 (雙倍) | shuāng bèi | twofold; double |
| 百倍 | bǎi bèi | a hundredfold; (fig.) markedly; to increase markedly (transitive or intransitive) (often in reference to abstract attributes) |
| 倍数 (倍數) | bèi shù | multiple; multiplier |
| 倍增 | bèi zēng | to double; to redouble |
| 倍感 | bèi gǎn | to feel even more (lonely etc); to be extremely (sad, delighted etc) |
| 翻倍 | fān bèi | to double |
| 倍受 | bèi shòu | variant of 备受 (bèi shòu) |
| 事半功倍 | shì bàn gōng bèi | (idiom) to achieve twice the result with half the effort |
English words written with 倍
倍 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 1 · Art of War 2 · Mencius 16 · Zhuangzi 3 · Great Learning 1 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 19
- Analects 8.4
- Art of War 3.8
- Art of War 7.7
- Mencius 1B.11
- Mencius 2A.1
- Mencius 3A.4
- Mencius 4A.14
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