杯
HSK 1

杯 (bēi): cup, glass

bēi

cup, glass

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Pinyin

bēi

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

cup, glass

How to Write 杯 (bēi)

杯 is written in 8 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 杯

A phono-semantic compound: 木 (tree) carries the meaning, and 不 hints at the pronunciation.

What 杯 is Made Of

杯 is built from 2 components:

木tree
不no, not, un-

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Words Using 杯

Common Chinese words that contain 杯:

干杯

gānbēi

杯子

bēizi

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