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

賛

zàn = z + an4

variant of 贊|赞[zan4]

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.

讃

zàn = z + an4

variant of 讚|赞[zan4]

讚

zàn = z + an4

variant of 贊|赞[zan4] / to praise

贊

zàn = z + an4

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

贤

賢

xián = xi + an2

worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

贤 = 肾 + 贝 : Just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2) Marie Curie (xi) is listening to a broadcast in the radio (肾) about how awesome and honorific (贤) crabs (贝) are. A crab is standing nearby and is very proud to be admired by Marie Curie.

赢

贏

yíng = y + (e)ng2

to beat / to win / to profit

赢 = 𣎆 + 贝 : In the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) Maud Younger (y), a shorthair cat (𣎆) and a crab (贝) are settling for who has to pay the entrance fee. They decide to play a game of paper scissors rock but since the crab can only do scissors it looses and the others win (赢).

贬

貶

biǎn = bi + an3

to diminish / to demote / to reduce or devaluate / to disparage / to censure / to depreciate

贬 = 乏 + 贝 : Every day in the evening the Brunhilde (bi) gets ready to go to bed she puts her futon (乏) on the ground of the anthill (an3) carelessly and crushes a few crabs (贝) when she jumps on her futon, thereby diminishing (贬) the total available currency (贝) in the local economy.

贲

賁

bì = bi + Ø4

bright

贲 = 十 + 艹 + 贝 : Brunhilde (bi) receives the crab (贝) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and tells the crab how honored (贲) she is with its visit. She lets the crab sit down on a soft sheet of artificial lawn (艹) and makes a nice and bright (贲) fire. The crab thinks that it is nice to have such a bright place, but it doesn't know that the Brunhilde is going to crush it with a cross (十) and grill it on the fire.

贲

賁

be̅n = b + (e)n1

surname Ben

贲

賁

be̅n = b + (e)n1

energetic

贼

賊

zéi = z + ei2

thief / traitor / wily / deceitful / evil / extremely

贼 = 戎 + 贝 : Zorro (z) is very afraid that thieves (贼) will steal his crab (贝), so he stores it in a firearm locker (戎) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2).

赚

賺

zhuàn = zhu + an4

to earn / to make a profit

赚 = 兼 + 贝 : The crab (贝) is making a living (赚) by working as double (兼) for Julian Giant Squid (zhu) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). It's hard for her to handle all the tentacles though.

赚

賺

zuàn = zu + an4

to cheat / to swindle

赡

贍

shàn = sh + an4

to support / to provide for

贮

貯

zhù = zhu + Ø4

to store / to save / stockpile / Taiwan pr. [zhu3]

贰

貳

èr = Ø + Ø4

two (banker's anti-fraud numeral) / to betray

贰 = 弋 + 二 + 贝 : When St John saw Albert Einstein (Ø) shoot capacitors (二) at a crab (贝) with a bow (弋) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), he handed him his second epistle (贰, 约翰贰书) telling Albert that he feels betrayed (贰).

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贝 character breakdown

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