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Keyword
embryo
  • an unfinished thing
Frequency
#2969
Strokes
9
Readings
pēi
Mnemonic
⺼ (flesh) gives the meaning and 丕 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
胚pēi
embryo
胚层pēicéng
germ layer; layer of tissue in embryology
胚芽pēiyá
bud; sprout; germ
胚乳pēirǔ
(botany) endosperm
囊胚nángpēi
(zoology) blastula; (mammology) blastocyst
外胚层wàipēicéng
ectoderm (cell lineage in embryology)
胚囊pēináng
(botany) embryo sac
中胚层zhōngpēicéng
mesoderm (cell lineage in embryology)
胚芽米pēiyámǐ
semipolished rice (i.e. rice minus the husk, but including the germ)
胚芽鞘pēiyáqiào
coleoptile, protective sheath covering an emerging shoot (botany)