佩 (pèi): to respect, to wear (belt etc), girdle ornaments
佩 (pèi) is a Chinese character meaning “to respect.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (structural). It ranks #1497 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 佩 common 凡 cloth 巾 ornaments worn by people 亻. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- to respect
- to wear (belt etc)
- girdle ornaments
Etymology & Origin
ideographicCommon 凡 cloth 巾 ornaments worn by people 亻
Decomposition: ⿰亻⿵凡巾 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 佩
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 钦佩 | qīn pèi | to admire |
| 敬佩 | jìng pèi | to esteem |
| 洛佩兹 | luò pèi zī | Lopez (name) |
| 布达佩斯 | bù dá pèi sī | Budapest, capital of Hungary |
| 佩戴 | pèi dài | to wear (as an accessory: jewelry, pedometer, ID card etc) |
| 佩带 | pèi dài | to wear (as accessories) |
| 克莉奥佩特拉 | kè lì ào pèi tè lā | Cleopatra (c. 70–30 BC), queen of Egypt |
| 佩林 | pèi lín | Palin (name) |
| 佩剑 | pèi jiàn | sword |
| 佩奇 | pèi qí | Peppa, from Peppa Pig cartoon |
| 佩饰 | pèi shì | ornament |
| 欧佩克 | ōu pèi kè | OPEC |
| 科佩尔 | kē pèi ěr | Koper (port city of Slovenia) |
| 莎拉·佩林 | shā lā · pèi lín | Sarah Palin (1964-), US Republican politician, State governor of Alaska from 2006 |
| 洛佩斯 | luò pèi sī | Lopez (name) |
佩 appears in 36 compound words: 33 as the first character, 22 as the last, and 44 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 佩 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
我很佩服他的勇气，敢于面对那么多困难。
Wǒ hěn pèifú tā de yǒngqì, gǎnyú miàn duì nàme duō kùnnán.
I admire his courage for daring to face so many difficulties.
羅淑佩:冀香港旅遊做到令旅客樂而忘返念念不忘一...
羅 淑 pèi 冀 xiāng gǎng lǚ 遊 zuò dào lìng lǚ kè 樂 ér wàng fǎn niàn niàn bù wàng yī . . .
Luo Shupei: Hopes Hong Kong Tourism Will Make Visitors So Happy They Forget to Leave and Keep Coming Back...
羅淑佩:部份演唱會內地觀眾佔六成 帶動周邊行業...
羅 淑 pèi bù fèn yǎn chàng 會 內 dì 觀 眾 佔 liù chéng 帶 動 zhōu 邊 háng 業 . . .
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懶理陳佩琪酸「單身狗」 賴清德合體小英再曬毛小孩
懶 lǐ 陳 pèi 琪 suān 單 shēn gǒu 賴 qīng dé gě 體 xiǎo yīng zài 曬 máo xiǎo hái
Lai Ching-Te's "Single Dogs" and Ying's Hairy Kids
周吉佩新春團拜 三地粉絲聚首一堂慶祝
zhōu jí pèi xīn chūn 團 bài sān dì fěn 絲 jù shǒu yī táng 慶 zhù
Chow Kit Pui Lunar New Year's Gathering Fans from three places gather together to celebrate the event
公司老闆欽佩神韻復興傳統:極具教育意義
gōng sī lǎo 闆 欽 pèi shén 韻 復 興 傳 統 極 jù jiào yù yì 義
Company boss admires the divine rhythms to revive traditions: very educative
我很钦佩他的慷慨大方。
Wǒ hěn qīnpèi tā de kāngkǎi dàfāng.
I had great admiration for his generosity.
佩蓉，你那份报告可以借我参考一下吗？
Pèi róng, nǐ nà fèn bàogào kěyǐ jiè wǒ cānkǎo yīxià ma?
Pei-rong, can I take a look at your report for reference?
布达佩斯是匈牙利的首都。
Bùdápèisī shì Xiōngyálì de shǒudū.
Budapest is Hungary's capital.
我真的很佩服你的汉语水平。
Wǒ zhēn de hěn pèifú nǐ de Hànyǔ shuǐpíng.
I wholeheartedly admire your understanding of Chinese.
Character Family
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