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Mandarin · pinyin bēi

Fagus sylvatica

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椑: bēi · oval

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1 · bei1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bei1 · pei4 · pik1

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character · Etymology 1

(historical) A kind of oval drinking vessel in ancient China.
(obsolete) oval; oval handle of a hatchet

character · Etymology 2

Diospyros oleifera (a kind of persimmon)
(dialectal) persimmon (in general)
(obsolete) synonym of 鼠李 (shǔlǐ, “Rhamnus davurica”)

character · Etymology 3

(obsolete) coffin; inner coffin; largest coffin

character · Etymology 4

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) fan-shaped rudder mounted at the stern of a boat

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