ㄅㄟ ˙

bei

to chant

呗 is a 7 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as bei in the fifth tone, however it can also be pronounced as bài.

In traditional Chinese the character 唄 is used.

It is made up of the components 口 (opening) and 贝 (sea shell).

  • 呗
    ㄅㄟ ˙

    bei

    to chant

    • 口
      ㄎㄡ ˇ

      kǒu

      opening

    • 贝
      ㄅㄟ ˋ

      bèi

      sea shell

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 呗

bài
bei

Definitions for 呗 pronounced as bài

  • to chant
  • see 梵唄|梵呗[fan4 bai4]
bei

Definitions for 呗 pronounced as bei

  • modal particle indicating indicating lack of enthusiasm
  • modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way

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