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貝 = 目 + 八

貝 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “sea shell”. It is built from 目 (eye) and 八 (eight). It appears as a component in 144 other characters in this index.

Keyword
sea shell
Pinyin (Mandarin)
bèi
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
морской раковина
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
貝 shellfish

Decomposition

ids

  1. 目 eye
  2. 八 eight

Characters that contain 貝

…and 104 more. See them all in the interactive search.

How to find 貝 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “eye” + “eight”. 貝 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 貝 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.