败
败 (bài) means “to lose”. It is made of 贝 + 攵 and has 8 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
Break 败 into its parts
What 败 is made of
- 贝 bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人 rén — person
- 冂 — frame
- 攵 pū — to rap
- 乂 yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂 yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 贝 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
败 stroke order
Example sentences
我们队败给了他们。Wǒmen duì bài gěi le tāmen.Our team lost to them.
失败是成功之母。Shībài shì chénggōng zhī mǔ.Failure is the mother of success.
Words with 败
Also built with 贝
- 则zéthen
- 员yuánmember
- 坝bàembankment
- 狈bèia legendary wolf
- 负fùload
- 贡gòngto offer
- 财cáiriches
- 责zéone's responsibility
- 贤xiánvirtuous
- 账zhàngaccounts
- 货huògoods
- 贩fànmerchant
Quick facts
| Pinyin | bài |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to lose; to be defeated |
| Strokes | 8 |
| Radical | 貝 (shell, #154) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 4 (2021) |
Questions about 败
What does 败 mean?
败 (bài) means “to lose; to be defeated”.
How many strokes does 败 have?
败 has 8 strokes.
What is the radical of 败?
The radical of 败 is 貝 (bèi, “shell”), Kangxi radical number 154.
What parts make up 败?
败 is made of 贝 (sea shell) and 攵 (to rap).
Which HSK level is 败?
败 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Learn 败 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 17: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.