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杯bēi

cup; glass; trophy-shaped award

A cup is often made from wood in older times; 木 is the material clue and 不 is the sound clue in this character.

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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

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WHOLE CHARACTER

cup; glass; trophy-shaped award

A cup is often made from wood in older times; 木 is the material clue and 不 is the sound clue in this character.

MATERIAL SIDE

tree; wood

Tree/wood-related meaning clue.

In 杯: material side Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

SOUND SIDE

not; no

Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.

In 杯: sound side Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

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Pieces are shown with documented or clearly limited roles; the complete glyph remains standard.

休 xiū — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 杯.

茶 chá — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 杯.

床 chuáng — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 杯.

还 hái, huán — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 杯.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: 40f107ef367f6227fb712b497e7bc22f4e0cf8f61415a1bf41dc5b50735bd7a1. Captured 2026-11-01T01:21:28.394Z.
商务印书馆 Xinhua Dictionary official material — reference only; fields: edition, publication background. No specific character entry was obtained; dictionary fields are not covered.