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裴 (péi) — (surname) Pei

Definition

noun
(surname) Pei

Examples

  • 裴。
    péi Xiān sheng shì wǒ men gōng sī de jīng lǐ.
    Mr. Pei is the manager of our company.
  • 裴。
    Wǒ rèn shi yí wèi xìng péi de zuò jiā.
    I know a writer whose surname is Pei.
  • 裴。
    Zuó tiān péi xiǎo jiě gěi wǒ dǎ le yí gè diàn huà.
    Yesterday Miss Pei gave me a phone call.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
衣衣yīclothing
Sound part声符shēngfú
非
非fēi裴Péi
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

裴 pairs 衣 (clothing) with 非, which gives the sound.

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