bèi = b + ei4
quilt / by / (indicates passive-voice clauses) / (literary) to cover / to meet with / (coll.) (since c. 2009) used before a verb that does not accurately represent what actually happened, to describe with black humor how sb or sth was dealt with by the authorities (as in 被自殺|被自杀[bei4 zi4 sha1])
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How to pronounce 被

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= b initial

B is for Beelzebub.

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+ ei4 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s bathroom.

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被 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= pi + Ø2
surname Pi
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= pi + Ø2
leather / skin / fur / CL:張|张[zhang1] / pico- (one trillionth) / naughty
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= y + Ø1
the left-radical form of Kangxi radical 145, 衣[yi1]
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Characters with 被 as component

被 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 被

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to be arrested / under arrest
defendant
to be compelled / to be forced

Sentences with 被

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bèi

quilt / by / (indicates passive-voice clauses) / (literary) to cover / to meet with / (coll.) (since c. 2009) used before a verb that does not accurately represent what actually happened, to describe with black humor how sb or sth was dealt with by the authorities (as in 被自殺|被自杀[bei4 zi4 sha1])

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