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accompany

HSK 5 N1
péi
バイ
Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 咅 represents the sound.
Components
mound+ spit =
accompany
Meaning component
mound
place
阝 is a component form of 阜.
Phonetic component
pǒu spit
to spit out
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[péi]
to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 賠|赔[péi]
Example Sentences