败

bài

to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither

Radical: 贝 HSK 4 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

败 decomposes into the following components:

贝 攵

Semantic component: 攵; phonetic component: 贝.

Words containing 败

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 败.

倒败
dǎo bài
to collapse (of building)
击败
jī bài
to defeat
大败
dà bài
to defeat
失败
shī bài
to be defeated
完败
wán bài
开败
kāi bài
to wither and fall
惨败
cǎn bài
to suffer a crushing defeat
成败
chéng bài
success or failure
战败
zhàn bài
to lose a war
打败
dǎ bài
to defeat
挠败
náo bài
defeated
挫败
cuò bài
to thwart

Related characters (radical 贝)

Characters that share the radical 贝.

贝 负 贡 财 责 贤 账 货 贩 贪 贫 贬 购 贮 贯 贱 贲 贳 贴 贵 贶 贷 贸 费

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