# 被

| 被 | U+88AB, &#34987; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-88AB |
| ← 袪 [U+88AA] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 袬 → [U+88AC] |

## Translingual
### Han character

被 (Kangxi radical 145, 衣+5, 10 strokes, cangjie input 中木竹水 (LDHE), four-corner 3424$_7$, composition ⿰衤皮)

#### Derived characters

* 𫫢, 𭘴, 𰴅, 𮶮, 𭼤, 𭻭, 𬡩, 𬬣

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1115, character 10
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34222
* Dae Jaweon: page 1580, character 26
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3085, character 11
* Unihan data for U+88AB

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 陂 | *pral, *prals |
| 詖 | *pral, *prals |
| 彼 | *pralʔ |
| 柀 | *pralʔ |
| 佊 | *pralʔ, *prals |
| 貱 | *prals |
| 跛 | *prals, *paːlʔ |
| 披 | *pʰral, *pʰralʔ |
| 鈹 | *pʰral |
| 帔 | *pʰral, *pʰrals |
| 鮍 | *pʰral |
| 耚 | *pʰral |
| 狓 | *pʰral |
| 翍 | *pʰral |
| 旇 | *pʰral, *brals |
| 秛 | *pʰral, *pʰrals |
| 紴 | *pʰralʔ, *paːl |
| 皮 | *bral |
| 疲 | *bral |
| 被 | *bralʔ, *brals |
| 髲 | *brals |
| 鞁 | *brals |
| 骳 | *mbralʔ |
| 波 | *paːl |
| 碆 | *paːl, *baːl |
| 菠 | *paːl |
| 簸 | *paːlʔ, *paːls |
| 駊 | *paːlʔ, *pʰaːlʔ |
| 頗 | *pʰaːl, *pʰaːlʔ, *pʰaːls |
| 坡 | *pʰaːl |
| 玻 | *pʰaːl |
| 破 | *pʰaːls |
| 婆 | *baːl |
| 蔢 | *baːl |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *bralʔ, *brals): semantic 衣 (“clothing”) + phonetic 皮 (OC *bral).

### Etymology

Cognate with 披 (OC *pʰral, *pʰralʔ). The meaning of passive marker is an extension of "to wear; to be covered by something".

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): bèi (bei$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): bi$^4$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): pei$^5$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): pei$^4$
* Gan (Wiktionary): pi$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): phî
    (Hailu, HRS): pi$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): pi$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): bei$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): pṳē
* Eastern Min (BUC): puôi
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): phē / phěr / phōe / phēr / phě / pī / pǐ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): puê$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$bi
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): bei$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bèi
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bèi
*** Wade–Giles: pei$^4$
*** Yale: bèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bey
*** Palladius: бэй (bɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /peɪ̯⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: bi$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: bi
*** Sinological IPA : /pi²¹³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: pei$^5$
*** Yale: péih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: pei$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: péi$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰei̯¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: pei$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰei²¹/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: pi$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰi¹¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phî
*** Hakka Romanization System: pi$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰi²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: pi$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰi⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: pi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰi⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: bei$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /pei⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: pṳē
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰyɛ⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: puôi
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰui²⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Magong, Hsinchu)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phē
*** Tâi-lô: phē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: phe
*** IPA (Xiamen): /pʰe²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /pʰe³³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phěr
*** Tâi-lô: phěr
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰə²²/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan, Taichung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phōe
*** Tâi-lô: phuē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: phoe
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰue²²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /pʰue³³/
** (Hokkien: Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phēr
*** Tâi-lô: phēr
*** IPA (Lukang): /pʰə³¹/
*** IPA (Kinmen): /pʰə²²/
** (Hokkien: Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phě
*** Tâi-lô: phě
*** IPA (Philippines): /pʰe³³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pī
*** Tâi-lô: pī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: pi
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /pi³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pi²²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pǐ
*** Tâi-lô: pǐ
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pi²²/
* phē/phěr/phōe/phēr/phě - vernacular;
* pī/pǐ - literary.
* Middle Chinese: bjeX
Rime :
| Character | 被 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 並 (3) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (13) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 皮彼切 |
| Baxter | bjeX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /bˠiᴇ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /bᵚiɛ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /biɛ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /bjiə̆$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /bje$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /bǐe$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /bʱie̯$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | bì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | bei$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*m-pʰ(r)ajʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*bralʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 被 |
| Reading # | 1/4 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | bèi |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ bje$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*m-pʰ(r)ajʔ/ |
| English | coverlet |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 被 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 9713 |
| Phonetic component | 皮 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 被 |
| Old Chinese | /*bralʔ/ |

#### Definitions

被
* bedding; quilt; blanket (Classifier: 床 m; 張／张 c; 領／领 mn)
    被子 ― bèizi ― quilt
    被褥 ― bèirù ― bedding, bedclothes
    墊被／垫被 ― diànbèi ― mattress
** 2021, “記憶棉 [Pillow Talk]”, 林寶 [Jackson Lam] (lyrics), 徐浩 [Terry Chui] (music)‎performed by 張天賦 [MC]:
       jan$^4$ pou$^5$ zoek$^6$ jat$^1$ zoeng$^1$ pei$^5$, zoi$^6$ gei$^3$ jik$^1$ min$^4$ noi$^6$ soeng$^2$ hei$^2$ nei$^5$ [Jyutping]
       Hugging on a blanket, I thought of you in the memory foam

##### Synonyms

* (quilt):
* 衾 (qīn) (literary)
* 被仔 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 被子 (bèizi)
* 被頭 / 被头 (bèitóu) (regional)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 被, 衾 large |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 被子, 被 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 被, 被臥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 被子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 被窩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 被子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 被子, 被臥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 鋪蓋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 被, 被子, 被臥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 被子, 被臥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 被子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 被, 被臥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 被臥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 被臥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 被, 被臥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 被, 被子, 被臥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 被, 被子, 被臥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 被 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 被 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 被, 被臥 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 被子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 被, 被子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 被臥 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 被子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 被子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 被子, 被臥 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 被 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 被, 被子, 被臥 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 被 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 被 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 被, 被子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 被子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 被子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 蓋地 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 被子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 被子, 蓋地 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 被子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 蓋地 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 被子, 被臥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 被子, 被臥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 被子, 被兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 被兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 被 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 被兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 被, 被子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 被子, 蓋體 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 被子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 被子, 被臥, 蓋地 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 被子, 被兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 被臥 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 被臥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 鋪蓋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 被蓋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 鋪蓋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 鋪蓋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 被子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 被子, 鋪蓋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 鋪蓋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 被子, 被臥, 鋪蓋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 被子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 被子, 被臥兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 被子, 被臥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 被臥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 被子, 被臥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 被臥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 被臥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 灰氈 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 鋪蓋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 被子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 被子, 被臥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 被臥, 被子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pingle | 被子, 被窩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 被子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luzhai | 被子, 被窩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 被子, 棉被 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Binyang (Nanjie) | 棉被 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hechi (Yizhou) | 被子, 棉被 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luocheng (Dongmen) | 被窩, 被子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianlin (Langping) | 鋪蓋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 被臥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 被臥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 被子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 被子, 被單 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 被窩, 被子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 被, 被子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 被子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 被子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 被窩 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 被子, 被服, 被單 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 被子, 被單, 被窩 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 被臥 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 被 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 被 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 棉被 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 棉被 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 被 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 被 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 被 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 被, 棉被 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 被 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 被, 棉被 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 被 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 被, 棉被 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 被 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 被 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 被 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 被窩 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 被 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 被 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 被 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 被 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 棉被 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 被 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 被 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 被 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 被 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 被 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 被 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 被 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 被 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 被 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 被 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 被 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 被兒, 被子 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 被子, 蓋物 |
| Jin | Datong | 蓋物 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 蓋地 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 被子, 被臥兒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 被子, 鋪蓋 |
| Jin | Linhe | 被子, 蓋地 |
| Jin | Jining | 鋪蓋, 蓋臥 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 被子, 蓋臥 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 被子, 蓋臥 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 被子 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 被子, 蓋物, 蓋臥 |
| Jin | Handan | 被子, 蓋地, 被臥 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 蓋地 |
| Jin | Suide | 被子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 被 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 被 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 被, 被仔 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 被 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 被, 被仔 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 被 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 被 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 被 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 被 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 被 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 被 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 被 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 被囝 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 被 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 被 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 被 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 被 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 被 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 被絮 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 被絮 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 被頭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 被頭 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 棉被, 被頭 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 被頭, 棉被 |
| Wu | Zhoushan | 被頭 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 被 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 被窩 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 被 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 被 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Dong'an | 被 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 被 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 被 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 被 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 被 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 被 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou) | 被 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 被 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 被 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 被 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 被窩 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 被窩 |

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): bèi (bei$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): bi$^4$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): bei$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): bei$^5$
* Gan (Wiktionary): pi$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): phi
    (Hailu, HRS): pi$^˖$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): pi$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): bei$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): bī
* Eastern Min (BUC): bê
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): pī / pǐ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bi$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$be
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): bei$^4$ / bei$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bèi
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bèi
*** Wade–Giles: pei$^4$
*** Yale: bèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bey
*** Palladius: бэй (bɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /peɪ̯⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: bi$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: bi
*** Sinological IPA : /pi²¹³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bei$^6$
*** Yale: beih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bei$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: béi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /pei̯²²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: bei$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /pei³²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: pi$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰi¹¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phi
*** Hakka Romanization System: pi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰi⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: pi$^˖$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰi³³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: pi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰi⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: bei$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /pei⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bī
*** Sinological IPA : /pi⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: bê
*** Sinological IPA : /pɛi²⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pī
*** Tâi-lô: pī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: pi
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /pi³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pi²²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pǐ
*** Tâi-lô: pǐ
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pi²²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bi$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pĭ
*** Sinological IPA : /pi³⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$be
*** MiniDict: be$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$be
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /be²³/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: bei$^4$ / bei$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /pe̞i̯⁴⁵/, /pe̞i̯²¹/
* bei4 - literary;
* bei5 - vernacular.
* Middle Chinese: bjeH
Rime :
| Character | 被 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 並 (3) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (13) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 平義切 |
| Baxter | bjeH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /bˠiᴇ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /bᵚiɛ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /biɛ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /bjiə̆$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /bje$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /bǐe$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /bʱie̯$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | bì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | bei$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*m-pʰ(r)ajʔ-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*brals/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 被 |
| Reading # | 2/4 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | bèi |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ bje$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*m-pʰ(r)ajʔ-s/ |
| English | cover (v.) |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 被 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 9715 |
| Phonetic component | 皮 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 髲 |
| Old Chinese | /*brals/ |

#### Definitions

被
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to cover
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune, etc.)
* by
    我被蚊子咬了。 ― Wǒ bèi wénzi yǎo le. ― I got bitten by mosquitoes.
* Used before a verb to indicate passive voice (traditionally with a negative connotation, but also used generally under the influence of Westernization).
    我的錶被偷了。／我的表被偷了。 ― Wǒ de biǎo bèi tōu le. ― My watch has been stolen.
       Wǒmen de qìchē wěiba bèi zhuànghuài le. [Pinyin]
       The rear end of our car was smashed.
* (neologism) passively; under duress; in a forged manner; etc.
    被自殺／被自杀 ― bèi zìshā ― to "be suicided"; to be killed by the authorities who then pass one's death off as suicide
    被就業／被就业 ― bèi jiùyè ― to "be achieved employment"; to be falsely recorded as employed (for the purpose of falsifying employment data)
    被吸菸／被吸烟 ― bèi xīyān ― to smoke secondhand
    被嫖娼 ― bèi piáochāng ― to be falsely accused of visiting a prostitute
* a surname

##### Usage notes

* In a passive-voice sentence, 被 is placed after the subject and before the doer of the action. The doer of the action is placed before the verb or can be omitted.
* As a neologism, by affixing 被 to a verb or verb phrase that is rarely used in the passive sense (e.g. an intransitive verb), a deliberate awkwardness is constructed to call to the absurdity of the situation being referred to.

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 被 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 讓, 叫, 給 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 讓, 叫, 給 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 被, 給 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 被, 讓, 給 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 叫, 讓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 叫 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 遭, 叫 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 把得 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 給, 把 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 給, 叫 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 畀 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 畀 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 讓, 等 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 分 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 分 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 畀 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 分 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 分 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 分 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 畀 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 分 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 畀 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 分 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 把 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 畀 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 把 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 分 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 分 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 分 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 分 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 分 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 分 |
| Hakka | Changting | 得 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 得 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 得 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 給 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 分 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 得 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 得 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 討 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 分 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 分 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 分 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 分 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 分 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 得 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 分 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 分 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 分 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 叫, 給 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 吶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 乞 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 予, 乞 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 予, 乞, 傳 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 予, 乞 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 予 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 予 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 予 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 予 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 予 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 予 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 予 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 予 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 予 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 予 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 予 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 予 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 分, 乞 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 分, 乞, 予 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 乞 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 分, 乞 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 分 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 乞 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 要 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 撥, 撥辣 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 撥, 撥勒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 撥, 撥人家 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 匄 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 聽, 撈, 讓, 被 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 耗 |

#### Descendants

* → Vietnamese: bị (被)
Others:
* → Vietnamese: phải (“must; correct; right side”)

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): pī (pi$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): pei$^1$
* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): pi$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: pī
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: pi
*** Wade–Giles: pʻi$^1$
*** Yale: pī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pi
*** Palladius: пи (pi)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰi⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: pei$^1$
*** Yale: pēi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: pei$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: péi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰei̯⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: pi$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phi
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰi³³/
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*mə-pʰ(r)aj/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 被 |
| Reading # | 3/4 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | pī |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ phje › |
| Old Chinese | /*mə-pʰ(r)aj/ |
| English | cover oneself with |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||

#### Definitions

被
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 披 (“to cover oneself; to scatter”)

### Pronunciation 4

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bì (bi$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bei$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bì
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bì
*** Wade–Giles: pi$^4$
*** Yale: bì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bih
*** Palladius: би (bi)
*** Sinological IPA : /pi⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bei$^6$
*** Yale: beih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bei$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: béi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /pei̯²²/
* Middle Chinese: bjeH
Rime :
| Character | 被 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 並 (3) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (13) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 平義切 |
| Baxter | bjeH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /bˠiᴇ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /bᵚiɛ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /biɛ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /bjiə̆$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /bje$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /bǐe$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /bʱie̯$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | bì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | bei$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*brals/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 被 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 9715 |
| Phonetic component | 皮 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 髲 |
| Old Chinese | /*brals/ |

#### Definitions

被
* Alternative form of 髲 (bì, “wig”)
* Alternative form of 彼 (bǐ, “that”)

### Pronunciation 5

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): pì (pi$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): pei$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: pì
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: pì
*** Wade–Giles: pʻi$^4$
*** Yale: pì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pih
*** Palladius: пи (pi)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰi⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: pei$^3$
*** Yale: pei
*** Cantonese Pinyin: pei$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: péi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰei̯³³/
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*pʰ(r)aj-s/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 被 |
| Reading # | 4/4 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | pì |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ phje$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*pʰ(r)aj-s/ |
| English | cloak |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||

#### Definitions

被
* Alternative form of 帔

### Compounds

* 丁公被戮
* 光被
* 兜羅被 / 兜罗被
* 六合被
* 共被
* 冒被
* 剪髮被褐 / 剪发被褐
* 加被
* 原被
* 叨被
* 合懽被 / 合欢被
* 合歡被 / 合欢被
* 單被花 / 单被花
* 囊被
* 墊被 / 垫被 (diànbèi)
* 夜行被繡 / 夜行被绣
* 大被
* 太空被
* 夾被 / 夹被
* 夾被摩痛 / 夹被摩痛
* 夾被窩 / 夹被窝
* 奄被
* 奉被
* 姜家大被
* 姜肱被
* 姜被
* 布被
* 布被十年
* 布被瓦器
* 廣被 / 广被
* 扇枕溫被 / 扇枕温被
* 擁被 / 拥被
* 擴被 / 扩被
* 昭被
* 李恂被
* 東漸西被 / 东渐西被
* 東被 / 东被
* 棉被 (miánbèi)
* 植被 (zhíbèi)
* 棉被窩 / 棉被窝
* 橫被 / 横被
* 正被妻
* 毛巾被 (máojīnbèi)
* 沾被
* 流被
* 海被
* 淹被
* 溫被 / 温被
* 滂被
* 溥被
* 滾被 / 滚被
* 潛濡默被 / 潜濡默被
* 無被花 / 无被花
* 牛被
* 珠被
* 甄被
* 疊被 / 叠被
* 百幅被
* 祭遵布被
* 空被
* 紙被 / 纸被
* 縹被 / 缥被
* 繡被 / 绣被
* 翠羽被
* 翠被
* 翠被豹舄
* 肱被
* 花被
* 蒙被
* 蒙頭衲被 / 蒙头衲被
* 彪被
* 衣被
* 衾被
* 衲被
* 衲被蒙頭 / 衲被蒙头
* 被中畫肚 / 被中画肚
* 被中畫腹 / 被中画腹
* 被中香爐 / 被中香炉
* 被乘數 / 被乘数 (bèichéngshù)
* 被俘 (bèifú)
* 被保護國 / 被保护国
* 被保險人 / 被保险人 (bèibǎoxiǎnrén)
* 被假
* 被兵
* 被具
* 被冒
* 被冤
* 被出
* 被創 / 被创
* 被加數 / 被加数 (bèijiāshù)
* 被動 / 被动 (bèidòng)
* 被動免疫 / 被动免疫
* 被動式 / 被动式 (bèidòngshì)
* 被參 / 被参
* 被受
* 被告 (bèigào)
* 被告人 (bèigàorén)
* 被命
* 被問 / 被问
* 被單 / 被单 (bèidān)
* 被囊
* 被囚
* 被堅執銳 / 被坚执锐
* 被壘 / 被垒
* 被套 (bèitào)
* 被子 (bèizi)
* 被子植物 (bèizǐzhíwù)
* 被孝
* 被害 (bèihài)
* 被害人 (bèihàirén)
* 被寵若驚 / 被宠若惊
* 被山帶河 / 被山带河
* 被巾
* 被底鴛鴦 / 被底鸳鸯
* 被律
* 被拒
* 被控 (bèikòng)
* 被捲 / 被卷
* 被搭子 (bèidāzi)
* 被收
* 被施
* 被旨
* 被旱
* 被服 (bèifú)
* 被朱佩紫
* 被朱紫
* 被枕
* 被板
* 被條 / 被条
* 被毛戴角
* 被水
* 被池
* 被減數 / 被减数 (bèijiǎnshù)
* 被滿 / 被满
* 被澤蒙庥 / 被泽蒙庥
* 被火
* 被火紋身 / 被火纹身
* 被災蒙禍 / 被灾蒙祸
* 被爐 / 被炉
* 被甲
* 被甲兵
* 被甲執兵 / 被甲执兵
* 被甲執銳 / 被甲执锐
* 被甲持兵
* 被甲據鞍 / 被甲据鞍
* 被甲載兵 / 被甲载兵
* 被病
* 被疾
* 被禍 / 被祸
* 被窩 / 被窝 (bèiwō)
* 被筒
* 被節 / 被节
* 被筩 / 被筒
* 被籠 / 被笼
* 被絮 (bèixù)
* 被緇 / 被缁
* 被練 / 被练
* 被繡之犧 / 被绣之牺
* 被繡晝行 / 被绣昼行
* 被繼承人 / 被继承人 (bèijìchéngrén)
* 被罪 (bèizuì)
* 被羽
* 被聲 / 被声
* 被肘
* 被胎 (bèitāi)
* 被臥 / 被卧
* 被色
* 被著
* 被蓋 / 被盖
* 被蒙
* 被虐待狂
* 被衣
* 被衾
* 被被
* 袖被
* 被袋 (bèidài)
* 被褐
* 被褐懷寶 / 被褐怀宝
* 被褐懷玉 / 被褐怀玉
* 被褐懷珠 / 被褐怀珠
* 被褐懷金 / 被褐怀金
* 被褐藏輝 / 被褐藏辉
* 被褥 (bèirù)
* 被襆 / 被幞
* 被覆 (bèifù)
* 被詔 / 被诏
* 被詔輒成 / 被诏辄成
* 被論人 / 被论人
* 被識 / 被识
* 被赭貫木 / 被赭贯木
* 被跣
* 被辭 / 被辞
* 被迫 (bèipò)
* 被逮 (bèidǎi)
* 被遇
* 被選舉人 / 被选举人
* 被選舉權 / 被选举权 (bèixuǎnjǔquán)
* 被邊 / 被边
* 被酒
* 被錫 / 被锡
* 被除數 / 被除数 (bèichúshù)
* 被隄
* 被離 / 被离
* 被難 / 被难 (bèinàn)
* 被面 (bèimiàn)
* 被頭 / 被头 (bèitóu)
* 被風 / 被风
* 被騙 / 被骗
* 被髮 / 被发 (pīfà)
* 被髮佯狂 / 被发佯狂
* 被髮入山 / 被发入山
* 被髮左衽 / 被发左衽 (pīfàzuǒrèn)
* 被髮文身 / 被发文身
* 被髮纓冠 / 被发缨冠
* 被髮詳狂 / 被发详狂
* 被髮跣足 / 被发跣足
* 被髮陽狂 / 被发阳狂
* 被麗 / 被丽
* 裮被
* 褒被
* 褓被
* 複被 / 复被
* 襆被 / 幞被
* 西華葛被 / 西华葛被
* 覃被
* 覆被
* 通被
* 遐被
* 遠被 / 远被
* 鄂君繡被 / 鄂君绣被
* 鄂君翠被
* 鄂君被
* 鄂君香被
* 鄂被
* 錦被 / 锦被
* 錦被堆 / 锦被堆
* 錦被花 / 锦被花
* 長枕大被 / 长枕大被
* 陀羅尼被 / 陀罗尼被
* 陀羅經被 / 陀罗经被
* 雕被
* 離被 / 离被
* 霑被 / 沾被
* 飲被 / 饮被
* 香被
* 駕被 / 驾被
* 魂依姜被
* 鱗被 / 鳞被
* 鴛被 / 鸳被
* 鴛鴦被 / 鸳鸯被 (yuānyāngbèi)
* 鵝毛被 / 鹅毛被

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: び (bi)
* Kan-on: ひ (hi, Jōyō)
* Kun: おおう (ōu, 被う)、かずく (kazuku, 被く)、かずかる (kazukaru, 被かる)、かずける (kazukeru, 被ける)、かがふる (kagafuru, 被る)、かぶる (kaburu, 被る)、かぶす (kabusu, 被す)、かぶさる (kabusaru, 被さる)、かぶせる (kabuseru, 被せる)、かむる (kamuru, 被る)、こうぶる (kōburu, 被る)、こうむる (kōmuru, 被る, Jōyō)、きせる (kiseru, 被せる)、ふすま (fusuma, 被)
* Nanori: ぎぬ (ginu)

#### Compounds

* 花被(かひ) (kahi): perianth
* 被(ひ)害(がい) (higai): incurred harm
* 被(ひ)害者(がいしゃ) (higaisha): someone who has incurred harm: a victim, an injured person
* 被(ひ)服(ふく) (hifuku)
* 衣(きぬ)被(かずき) (kinukazuki)
* 鱗(りん)被(ぴ) (rinpi): a lodicule: a small scale at the base of the ovary of a flower of a grass

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 被
* ひ Grade: S
* on'yomi
From Middle Chinese 被 (bje$^H$, “to cover”), from the term's use in Chinese as a passive marker.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [çi]

#### Prefix

被(ひ) • (hi-)
* -ed, -ee (marks the passive recipient of an action)
    被(ひ)傭者(ようしゃ)
       hiyōsha
       employee
    被(ひ)験者(けんしゃ)
       hikensha
       examinee
    被(ひ)減数(げんすう)
       higensū
       minuend (number which is reduced)
    被(ひ)保護国(ほごこく)
       hihogokoku
       protectorate (protected nation)

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 被
* おおい Grade: S
* kun'yomi
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 被う (ōu, “to cover”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) おおい [òóí] (Heiban – [0])
* (Tokyo) おおい [òóíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
* IPA: [o̞ːi]

#### Noun

被(おおい) • (ōi)
* a covering
* the act of covering something
* (by extension) a protector or patron

### References

* ↑ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

被 • (pi) (hangeul 피, revised pi, McCune–Reischauer p'i, Yale phi)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

被: Hán Nôm readings: bị, bệ, bỡ, bự, bợ
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