Memory phrase for the character: 被

被

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Meaning

bedding, cover, quilt, by (passive)

Pronunciation

bèi

Explanation

 Left: clothes 衤/衣, right: skin/leather 皮 (A hand 又 peels off the animal the skin 厂 with a knife 丨.)

Mnemonic
 
(A large fur is meant.) "Clothes" of leather serve as bedding.

Radicals

衣 clothes
皮 skinFor 'leather' the radicals 革 and 韦 are used.




 Vocabulary

被迫 bèi pò  be compelled; be forced
被告 bèi gào  defendant
被告人 bèi gào rén  defendant (in legal case)
被动 bèi dòng  passive
被褥 bèi rù  bedding; bedclothes
 

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