被

bèi = b + ei4

quilt / by / (indicates passive-voice clauses) / (literary) to cover / to meet with / (coll.) (since c. 2009) used before a verb that does not accurately represent what actually happened, to describe with black humor how sb or sth was dealt with by the authorities (as in 被自殺|被自杀[bei4 zi4 sha1])

被 = 皮 + 衤 : In Eiffel Tower's bathroom, Beelzebub is delighted by the evil humans are able to bring into the world when he watches a royal ermine coat and a tanned cow's hide.

被 character breakdown

被
- 皮
  - 丨
  - 丿
  - 又
    - ㇏
    - ㇇
  - ㇖
- 衤
  - 丿
  - 礻
    - 丶
    - 卜
      - 丨
      - 丶
    - ㇇

皮

pí = pi + Ø2

surname Pi

皮

pí = pi + Ø2

leather / skin / fur / CL:張|张[zhang1] / pico- (one trillionth) / naughty

皮 = ㇖ + 丿 + 丨 + 又 : Mnemonic symbol: a cow's hide.

皮 = ㇖ + 丿 + 丨 + 又 : Just inside the entrance of the space station Pocahontas destroys her cow's hide with a sickle because she decided to go vegan. Instead of leather she'll wear a banana peel as coat, boxing gloves as shoes and a big dinosaur bone as long hat.

皮 = ㇖ + 丿 + 丨 + 又 : New mnemonic symbol, since I also use the cow's hide for 革: leather shoes.

衤

yi̅ = y + Ø1

the left-radical form of Kangxi radical 145, 衣[yi1]

衤 = 礻 + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: a royal ermine coat.

Maud Younger used to wear a monk's cowl when leaving the space station, but when she got a royal ermine coat she gladly threw the monk's cowl out. Nowadays she uses to wave a petal leaf matching her new coat.

Characters with 被 as component

被 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 被

被

bèi

困

kùn

to be trapped; to be stranded

被

bèi

执

執

zhí

行

xíng

人

rén

(law) person required to fulfill obligations set forth in a written court judgement (e.g. to pay compensation to sb)

被

bèi

子

zǐ

植

zhí

物

wù

门

門

mén

angiospermae (phylum of flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit)

被

bèi

控

kòng

the accused (in a trial)

被

bèi

旅

lǚ

游

遊

yóu

(coll.) (of a dissident) to be taken on a tour, ostensibly a vacation, but actually a trip organized by the authorities where one's every move is watched

被

bèi

服

fú

bedding and clothing

被

bèi

毛

máo

coat (of an animal)

被

bèi