Chinese name syllable
Syllable Bei
- 贝cowrie shell; currency (archaic)
- 蓓flower bud (in 蓓蕾)
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- B
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin)
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters贝蓓
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Bei in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Bei is a Chinese name syllable in Mandarin pinyin, such as 贝 (cowrie shell) or 蓓 (flower bud); its meaning depends on the characters.
Possible characters for Bei
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 贝
cowrie shell; currency (archaic)
Mandarin bèi
attested
- 蓓
flower bud (in 蓓蕾)
Mandarin bèi
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Bei
Bei is the Mandarin pinyin spelling of bèi. The character 贝 (cowrie shell) is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, and 蓓, used in 蓓蕾 (flower bud), is also read bèi. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Bei
Sources
- MDBG: 贝 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 蓓 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 貝 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 蓓 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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