杯 bēi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 木 tree 不 no, not, un-
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
杯
bēi
cup, glass (also a measure word)
Character
Example phrases
- 我喝了一杯茶。 Wǒ hē le yì bēi chá. I drank a cup of tea.
- 他喝了两杯咖啡。 Tā hē le liǎng bēi kāfēi. He drank two cups of coffee.
- 我每天喝三杯水。 Wǒ měitiān hē sān bēi shuǐ. I drink three glasses of water every day.