Keyword
low
- humble
- inferior
- to despise
- Frequency
- #2185
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
bēi
Mnemonic
A hand 又(altered) holding an empty shell 甲 (altered)
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Composed of
Used in characters
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Used in vocabulary
卑鄙
base; mean; contemptible; despicable
自卑
to have low self-esteem; to abase oneself
卑劣
base; mean; despicable
谦卑
humble
卑微
lowly; humble
鲜卑
Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples
卑
low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble
卑贱
lowly; mean and low
阿尔卑斯
alps (mountain range)
卑鄙无耻
(idiom) shameless; despicable; devoid of integrity
卑躬屈膝
to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning; bending and scraping to curry favor
男尊女卑
to regard men as superior to women (idiom)
卑尔根
Bergen
卑诗
British Columbia, province of Canada (loanword from "BC")
尊卑
superior and subordinate; social ranking
卑下
base; low
不卑不亢
neither servile nor overbearing (idiom); neither obsequious nor supercilious
卑污
despicable and filthy; foul
卑怯
mean and cowardly; abject
自卑心理
sense of inferiority; inferiority complex