贝

bèi = b + ei4

cowrie / shellfish / currency (archaic)

贝 = ⺆ + 人 : Mnemonic symbol: a crab. In the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4), the Neanderthal man (人) and Beelzebub (b) are fighting a crab with staplers (⺆), but because the Neanderthal man (人) can't handle the stapler he accidentally staples himself in the forehead.

贝 character breakdown

贝
- 人
  - 丿
  - ㇏
- 冂
  - 丨
  - ㇆
    - 一
    - 亅
- ⺆
  - 丿
  - ㇆
    - 一
    - 亅

冂

jio̅ng = ju + (e)ng1

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13), occurring in 用[yong4], 同[tong2], 網|网[wang3] etc, referred to as 同字框[tong2 zi4 kuang4]

冂 = 丨 + ㇆ : Mnemonic symbol from the shape of the character: kind of looks like a map.

Zeus (ju) found a secret map (冂) that tells the location of a golden dinosaur bone (丨) in front of the engine ((e)ng1), so he took a plow (㇆) and dug up everything. He actually found a couple of dinosaur bones, but not a golden one.

⺆

jio̅ng = ju + (e)ng1

Variant of 冂, but the left stroke is 丿, not 丨

⺆ = 丿 + ㇆ : Mnemonic symbol: ⺆ looks like a staple, as used in a stapler.

Zeus (ju) wants to plant bananas (丿) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He uses a plow (㇆) to dig up the earth and puts the bananas inside. To prevent the bananas from falling down, he staples them down with a stapler (⺆).

人

rén = r + (e)n2

person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

人 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: Neanderthal Man (人). Robinson Crusoe (r-) is looking for snacks in the encampment's kitchen (-en2) when he suddenly spots Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏).

Characters with 贝 as component

赎

贖

shú = shu + Ø2

to redeem / to ransom

责

責

zé = z + e2

duty / responsibility / to reproach / to blame

责 = 龶 + 贝 : Zorro and the crab started a party in the elevator's kitchen. They wear funny hats and have lots of booze, but they are responsible drinkers and know when they have had enough.

锁

鎖

suǒ = su + o3

to lock up / to lock / lock / CL:把[ba3]

锁 = 钅 + ⺌ + 贝 : Susan Saint Bernard (su) saved one of the last aloe vera (⺌) plants by locking (锁) it in a web made of spider silk in the observatory (o3). The crab (贝) wants to steal the aloe and tries to break the container open using a golden harpoon (钅).

锁

鎻

suǒ = su + o3

old variant of 鎖|锁[suo3]

贱

賤

jiàn = ji + an4

inexpensive / lowly / despicable / (bound form) (humble) my

贱 = 戋 + 贝 : Joan of Arc (ji) is patiently waiting for the other person to finish using the floating tank (戋) in the anthill's bathroom (an4), but as she finds that a crab (贝) has been using it she thinks that the crab is way too lowly (贱) compared to her and that the floating tank has to be regarded as untouchable (贱).

赁

賃

lìn = li + (e)n4

to rent

赁 = 任 + 贝 : Li Qingzhao (li) rented (赁) a crab (贝) to clear out the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4), but she also got a heap of paper (任) she has to go through in order to know how to handle the crab.

赏

賞

shǎng = sh + ang3

to bestow (a reward) / to give (to an inferior) / to hand down / a reward (bestowed by a superior) / to appreciate (beauty)

赏 = 尚 + 贝 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) got pinched by a crab (贝) inside of the anglepod (ang3) before it run away. A Buddhist monk (尚) finds the crab and gives it to Sherlock, who in turn gives the brave monk a reward (赏) for his efforts. The monk appreciates (赏) the reward very much.

赔

賠

péi = p + ei2

to compensate for loss / to indemnify / to suffer a financial loss

赔 = 咅 + 贝 : Pinocchio (p) accidentally made a big poo-poo (咅) on the crab (贝) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2). He offers to compensate (赔) the crab for it by bathing it.

贸

貿

mào = m + ao4

commerce / trade

贸 = 卯 + 贝 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is negotiating with a rabbit (卯) and a crab (贝) at a world trade summit (贸) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4).

狈

狽

bèi = b + ei4

a legendary wolf / distressed / wretched

狈 = 犭 + 贝 : Beelzebub (b) is having a dachshund (犭) mate with a crab (贝) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4) hoping to breed a legendary wolf (狈).

贯

貫

guàn = gu + an4

to pierce through / to pass through / to be stringed together / string of 1000 cash

贯 = 毌 + 贝 : Gitta Giraffe (gu) and the crab (贝) are preparing emergency floats in the anthill's bathroom (an4). They are stringing together (贯) thousands crosses and put them into wooden boxes (毌). Later they want to ship it to the Mediterranean to help anyone who is in distrees at sea.

赛

賽

sài = s + ai4

to compete / competition / match / to surpass / better than / superior to / to excel

赛 = 宀 + 井 + 丌 + 贝 : Socrates (s) and the crab (贝) are competing in a competition (赛) in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). The competition is about stacking wells (井) as high as possible. After time's up, Socrates is the clear winner. He climbs the winner's pedestal (丌) and receives a honorary PhD and thus a graduation cap (宀).

费

費

fèi = f + ei4

surname Fei

费

費

fèi = f + ei4

to cost / to spend / fee / wasteful / expenses

费 = 弗 + 贝 : Frankenstein's monster finds that here is a crab in a woven basket for sale in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom. He feels sorry for the crab, spends a lot of money to purchase it and releases it into freedom.

贊

zàn = z + an4

to patronize / to support / to praise / (Internet slang) to like (an online post on Facebook etc)

赞 = 兟 + 贝 : The two FLOTUS (兟) visit Zorro (z) in the anthill's bathroom (an4) and as they see that he lost his rapier and has to fight with a crab (贝) as a weapon instead, they decide instantaneously to become his patrons (赞) and to pay him $1 for each defeated villain.

賛

zàn = z + an4

variant of 贊|赞[zan4]

讚

zàn = z + an4

variant of 贊|赞[zan4] / to praise

讃

zàn = z + an4

variant of 讚|赞[zan4]

Words with 贝

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贝 character breakdown

Characters with 贝 as component

Words with 贝

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