贝尔 (Bèi ěr) — Bell (surname or brand name)

Definition

noun
Bell (surname or brand name)

Examples

  • 贝尔。
    Bèi ěr Xiān sheng shì yí wèi zhù míng de fā míng jiā.
    Mr. Bell is a famous inventor.
  • 贝尔。
    Bèi ěr Shí yàn shì fā míng le diàn huà.
    Bell Labs invented the telephone.
  • 贝尔。
    Wǒ zuì jìn zài dú yì běn guān yú Bèi ěr de shū.
    I'm reading a book about Bell recently.

Origin

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 貝; 贝 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 貝, not the simplified 贝, shows a cowrie shell used as money in ancient China.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

假借jiǎjièLater borrowed for its sound alone — the picture has nothing to do with today’s meaning.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 爾; 尔 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 爾, simplified as 尔, originally drew cloth on a loom with crossing threads. It was borrowed for its sound to write “you,” so the picture is unrelated to that meaning.

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