杯 (bēi)

cup; glass; classifier for drinks

How 杯 is written

Strokes
8
Radical
木 — tree
Traditional
杯
Simplified
杯 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 杯

乾杯 gānbēi
to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!
杯子 bēizi
cup; glass; CL:個|个[ge4],支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
紙杯 zhǐbēi
paper cup
酒杯 jiǔbēi
wine cup
一杯羹 yībēigēng
lit. a cup of soup; fig. to get part of the profits; one's share of the action
世界杯 shìjièbēi
World Cup
亞洲杯 yàzhōubēi
Asian cup
交杯酒 jiāobēijiǔ
formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony
捧杯 pěngbēi
to win a championship; to come out top; to take the cup
杯墊 bēidiàn
(beverage) coaster
杯弓蛇影 bēigōngshéyǐng
lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions; overly fearful
杯托 bēituō
a saucer

杯 in a sentence

我想喝一杯珍珠奶茶,半糖少冰。

Wǒ xiǎng hē yì bēi zhēnzhū nǎichá, bàntáng shǎobīng.

“I want to drink a cup of bubble tea, half sugar and less ice.”

How common is 杯?

杯 is the 1,394th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 93.8% of all running text.

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