貝U+8C9D7 STROKES
Entry·pron. bèi
ㄅㄟˋ
“Shellfish; archaic currency made from shells; a surname; a musical instrument; a Buddhist term; a Kangxi radical.”
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- 寶貝ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄟˋtreasured object; treasure; darling; baby; a term of endearment for a loved one, child, or romantic partner; a playful nickname for a clever or amusing person
- 貝克ㄅㄟˋ ㄎㄜˋBaker or Becker (surname); becquerel (unit of radioactivity, symbol Bq)
- 貝斯ㄅㄟˋ ㄙbass (especially the bass guitar); Bes, a minor god of ancient Egypt
- 諾貝爾ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄟˋ ㄦˇNobel (Prize); Nobel (Alfred Bernhard Nobel, 1833–1896), Swedish chemist and inventor of dynamite.
- 貝多芬ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄈㄣLudwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), German composer.
- 貝兒ㄅㄟˋ ㄦˊa female given name; a common transliteration of the name Belle
- 貝殼ㄅㄟˋ ㄎㄜˊshell of a mollusk; hard outer covering of a clam, snail, or similar sea creature; often collected as a souvenir or used in crafts.
- 諾貝爾獎ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄟˋ ㄦˇ ㄐㄧㄤˇNobel Prize; prestigious international awards given annually in Stockholm for major contributions in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace, and economics.
- 貝爾ㄅㄟˋ ㄦˇBell; Alexander Graham Bell; American inventor (1847–1922); invented the telephone in 1876; received the first U.S. patent for an electromagnetic telephone in 1922
- 分貝ㄈㄣ ㄅㄟˋdecibel; unit of sound loudness; unit for electronic signal gain or loss and relative power level.
- 拷貝ㄎㄠˇ ㄅㄟˋcopy; duplicate; reproduction of an original
- 貝利ㄅㄟˋ ㄌㄧˋBrazilian football legend Pelé; also a Western given name transliterated as Bailey or Barry
- 干貝ㄍㄢ ㄅㄟˋdried adductor muscle of scallops; a common seafood ingredient in Chinese cooking
- 貝勒ㄅㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜManchu noble title ranking below prince
- 貝蒂ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄧˋBetty; a female given name, used as a transliteration into Chinese
- 貝類ㄅㄟˋ ㄌㄟˋshellfish; mollusks with shells, including gastropods and bivalves, found in freshwater or saltwater
- 貝拉ㄅㄟˋ ㄌㄚBella; female given name, often a transliteration
- 貝絲ㄅㄟˋ ㄙbass (musical term); bass guitar or double bass; female name (transliteration of Beth)
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