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狈
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short

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Mammals
bèi
ケン、バイ、ハイ
패
Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 貝 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (狽)
犭 dog (side)+ 貝 shellfish =
狽 short
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog (side)
dog
犭 is a component form of 犬.
貝 Phonetic component
shellfish
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Simplified (狈)
犭 dog (side)+ 贝 sea shell =
狈 a legendary animal with short forelegs which rode a wolf
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog (side)
dog
犭 is a component form of 犬.
贝 Phonetic component
bèi sea shell
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Notes
Similar Characters
犯 criminal犰 armadillo犴 a wild dog犷 rude (simp)犸 mammoth (simp)犹 similar (simp)狁 a tribe of狂 crazy狃 to covet狄 tribe from northern china狈 animal (simp)狉 fox-cub狍 species狎 be familiar with狐 fox狒 baboon狗 dog狙 an ape狞 ferocious appearance (simp)狠 ruthless
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
狽
Regular
Modern
Chinese
狈 / 狽 [bèi]
a legendary wolf; distressed; wretched
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
狼狈 [láng​bèi] #17,779
in a difficult situation
狼狈为奸 [láng​bèi​wéi​jiān] #30,972
villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)
狼狈不堪 [láng​bèi​bù​kān] #33,294
battered and exhausted
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
狼狽 [ろうばい] #6,575
confusion
狼狽える [うろたえる] #14,058
to be flustered
周章狼狽 [しゅうしょうろうばい] #81,726
consternation
狼狽気味 [ろうばいぎみ] #113,568
being rather confused
狼狽売り [ろうばいうり]
panic selling
KOREAN WORDS (1)
낭패
abject failure; big trouble