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悖
bèi
1. to go against
2. to be contrary to
3. perverse
4. rebellious
Common • Top 18% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

悖
bèi
contradictory; counter to
10 丶

Compound Words (9)

悖乱
bèiluàn
to rebel
悖晦
bèihuì
(coll.) muddleheaded
悖缪
bèimiù
variant of [[悖謬|悖谬<bèimiù>]]
悖论
bèilùn
paradox (logic)
悖谬
bèimiù
absurd
悖逆
bèinì
contrary
违悖
wéibèi
to transgress
有悖于
yǒubèiyú
to go against
并行不悖
bìngxíngbùbèi
to run in parallel without hindrance

Alternate Entries

悖
bèi
old variant of [[悖<bèi>]]

Metadata

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,147
Word Frequency Rank
14,831 of 84,292

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