陪 péi — accompany · English

陪

péi

accompany

At a glance · 陪

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从阜（阝）咅声，形声字。阜为土山，本义为重叠的丘陵，引申为陪伴、辅助。隶楷作「陪」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「陪」本指重叠的山，后引申为随从、辅佐。

Structure

形声字，阜（左阝）为意符，咅为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinpéi

Radical阝

Strokes10

UnicodeU+966A

Character type形声

Theme人伦

Six languages, one character

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English accompany To accompany, attend; originally layered hills.

Français accompagner Accompagner, assister; à l'origine des collines superposées.

Español acompañar Acompañar, asistir; originalmente colinas superpuestas.

العربية يرافق يُرافق أو يصاحب؛ كانت تعني التلال المت重叠.

Русский сопровождать Сопровождать; изначально — слоистые холмы.

Common words

陪伴péi bànaccompany
陪péiaccompany

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