被 (bèi)

quilt; by (indicates passive voice)

How 被 is written

Strokes
10
Radical
衤 — clothes
Traditional
被
Simplified
被 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 被

被子 bèizi
quilt; CL:床[chuang2]
被窩 bèiwō
traditional sleeping pad (quilt wrapped around the body as a tube)
包被 bāobèi
peridium (envelope or coat of fungi, e.g. puffballs)
墊被 diànbèi
mattress
棉被 miánbèi
comforter; quilt; CL:條|条[tiao2],面[mian4]
植被 zhíbèi
vegetation; plant cover
花被 huābèi
perianth (common term for calyx and corolla); border and protecting envelope of a flower
被動 bèidòng
passive
被告 bèigào
defendant
被告人 bèigàorén
defendant (in legal case)
被單 bèidān
(bed) sheet; envelope for a padded coverlet; CL:床[chuang2]
被套 bèitào
quilt cover; to have money stuck (in stocks, real estate etc)

被 in a sentence

我的布丁被弟弟吃掉了。

Wǒ de bùdīng bèi dìdi chī diào le.

“My pudding was eaten by my younger brother.”

How common is 被?

被 is the 154th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 50.3% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 被

Master 被 and 5,000 others.

Flashcards and Writing Practice. Every single character in A Course in Contemporary Chinese 當代中文課程.

被
Flashcard Add to your deck
Start Learning