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embankment

HSK 10
bēi
ヒ、ハ
つつみ
피, 파
Components
mound+ covering =
embankment
Meaning component
mound
place
hill
Phonetic component
covering
skin, hide, fur, feather
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[bēi]
pool; pond; bank of a pond; mountain slope; Taiwan pr. [pí]
[pō]
rugged; uneven
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