CHARACTERS / BEI

“bei” is 13 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

1. 北běinorthHSK 1 · TONE 3
2. 杯bēicupHSK 1 · TONE 1
3. 备bèi(bound form) to prepareHSK 2 · TONE 4
4. 被bèiquiltHSK 3 · TONE 4
5. 倍bèi(two, three etc) -foldHSK 4 · TONE 4
6. 悲bēisadHSK 5 · TONE 1
7. 背bèithe back of a body or objectHSK 5 · TONE 4
8. 贝bèicowrieHSK 5 · TONE 4
9. 辈bèilifetimeHSK 5 · TONE 4
10. 卑bēilowHSK 6 · TONE 1
11. 惫bèiexhaustedHSK 6 · TONE 4
12. 狈bèia legendary wolfHSK 6 · TONE 4
13. 碑bēia monumentHSK 6 · TONE 1