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wear at the waist

HSK 7
pèi
ハイ
は.く、お.びる、おびだま
Common 凡 cloth 巾 ornaments worn by people 亻
Components
person (side)+ ordinary+ towel =
wear at the waist
Meaning component
rén person (side)
Meaning component
fán ordinary
variant of 凡[fán]
Meaning component
jīn towel
kerchief
Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[pèi]
to respect; to wear (belt etc)
Japanese
はい 同音
  1. noun historical type of ancient oriental belt
  2. counter archaic counter for swords
Example Sentences