bēi

humble, inferior

Pictograph of a hand holding a tool used by servants.

Evolution

卑 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
卑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
卑 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
卑 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

bēi

humble, low, inferior; despise; low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble

Most common words with 卑
Freq.
Word
Meaning

卑鄙

base

卑微

petty and low

自卑

self-abased

low

卑劣

base

Component uses

Meaning component in 6 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 19 characters (3 verified)

Iconic component in 1 character (0 verified)