bèi
times
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 咅 represents the sound.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
bèi
times, fold, multiple times; (two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply
Most common words with 倍
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
double | ||
to double | ||
to feel even more | ||
a hundredfold | ||
to double |
Component uses
Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)
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