"沛" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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(Bushou)
Strokes 4
Composition
Strokes 7
Structure
Decomp. 氵一巾
+ 巿
Prononciation
Mandarin pèi
Entry Methods
Pinyin pei4
Kanji /
Cangjie
EYLB
水卜中月
Sijiao 3512.7
Wubi IGMH
CNS 11643 1-4A6C
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+6C9B
GB2312 C5E6
BIG5 A84B
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 pèi copious / abundant
Results beginning with 沛
 Pèi gōng Duke of Pei (i.e. 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1])
 Pèi xiàn Pei county in Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], Jiangsu
Approximate Results for 沛
 chōng pèi abundant / plentiful / vigorous
 fēng pèi copious / plentiful (of water) / surging (of waves) / refers to home village of first Han emperor 漢高祖|汉高祖[Han4 Gao1 zu3] / fig. majestic
 diān pèi destitute / difficulty / hardship / trouble
 diān pèi liú lí homeless and miserable (idiom) / to wander about in a desperate plight / to drift
 jīng lì chōng pèi vigorous / energetic
 liú lí diān pèi destitute and homeless (idiom) / displaced and without means
 A1 wàng qǔ pèi Ngawang Choepel (Tibetan, Fulbright scholar)
 Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài Pèi Gōng lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom) / refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4] / an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
 Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , zhì zài Pèi Gōng see 項莊舞劍,意在沛公|项庄舞剑,意在沛公[Xiang4 Zhuang1 wu3 jian4 , yi4 zai4 Pei4 gong1]
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