bèi

Radical: 夂 ideographic

Components & Etymology

备 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 备

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 备.

不备
bù bèi
unprepared
储备
chǔ bèi
reserves
具备
jù bèi
to possess
兼备
jiān bèi
have both
军备
jūn bèi
(military) arms
准备
zhǔn bèi
preparation
刘备
liú bèi
Liu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu 蜀漢|蜀汉 (c. 200-263), later the Shu Han dynasty
制备
zhì bèi
后备
hòu bèi
reserve
周备
zhōu bèi
备下
bèi xià
备件
bèi jiàn
spare parts

Related characters (radical 夂)

Characters that share the radical .

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