焙 (bèi) — to bake or dry over a slow fire
Definition
verb
to bake or dry over a slow fire
Easily confused
- 培péilook-aliketo bank up with earth (around plants); to cultivate, nurture, foster, train
- 被bèisound-alike(preposition) used to mark passive voice, placed before the doer (or directly before the verb if the doer is omitted)
- 倍bèilook-alike(classifier) times, -fold (indicates multiplier after a number)
- 背bèisound-aliketo memorize, to recite from memory
- 陪péilook-aliketo accompany, to keep (someone) company
- 背bèisound-alike(noun) back (of the body)
Examples
- 焙。Zhè zhǒng chá yè xū yào màn màn bèi gān.This kind of tea leaves needs to be slowly dried over a fire.
- 焙。Zhōng yào jīng guò xiǎo huǒ bèi áo xiào guǒ gèng hǎo.The medicinal herbs have a better effect after being gently baked over a low fire.
- 。Chú shī bǎ kā fēi dòu hōng bèi dé xiāng xiāng de.The chef bakes the coffee beans until they are fragrant.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Sound part声符shēngfú
咅
咅pǒu焙bèi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
焙 is formed from 火 (fire) and 咅, which gives the sound; the fire element points to baking over fire.
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