被 — Chinese character
被
bèi
bedding; a passive particle meaning "by"
- Pinyin
- bèi
- Radical
- 145 ⾐ (Clothes)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 衤 皮
- Formation
- pictophonetic — cloth; meaning component 衤; sound component 皮
- Japanese
- 被 as a kanji
Common words with 被
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 被捕 | bèi bǔ | to be arrested; under arrest |
| 被迫 | bèi pò | to be compelled; to be forced |
| 被告 | bèi gào | (law) the defendant; the accused |
| 被动 (被動) | bèi dòng | passive |
| 被害人 | bèi hài rén | victim |
| 被控 | bèi kòng | to be charged; to be accused (of an offense) |
| 被困 | bèi kùn | to be trapped; to be stranded |
| 植被 | zhí bèi | vegetation |
| 被告人 | bèi gào rén | defendant (in legal case) |
| 被子 | bèi zi | blanket; quilt; 条 (tiáo),床 (chuáng) |
| 被窝 (被窩) | bèi wō | (traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube; (contemporary) bedding; bed cover |
| 被害者 | bèi hài zhě | victim (of a wounding or murder) |
English words written with 被
被 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 1 · Mencius 6 · Zhuangzi 9
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 50
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 70
- Analects 14.18
- Mencius 4A.1
- Mencius 4B.29
- Mencius 5A.7
- Mencius 5B.1
- Mencius 7B.6
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