貝	651C15   41.80	部居	畫數  7	ㄅㄟˋ [bei4] .
N	(1)  Cowry, a small sea shell. (2)  Money (cowry used as money in early stages of civilization); hence (3)  as radical in characters referring to money or property (as 財 wealth, 寶 treasure, 賦 tax, 貨 goods, etc.): 寶貝 treasure. (4)  Translation of Sanskr. pattra, see 貝葉，貝文，貝多 [bei4ye4], [bei4wen2], [bei4duo1]↓. (5)  A surname.
Words	1.貝多 [bei4duo1], n., translation of Sanskr. pattra, palm leaves from Borassus flabellifor, used as paper in writing Buddhist sutras.  2.貝貨 [bei4huo4], n., commercial goods.  3.貝錦 [bei4jin3], n., silks with wavy, shell-like patterns.  4.貝柱 [bei4zhu4], n., edible ligaments which control closing and opening of clam shells, as in 江瑤柱.  5.貝殼 [bei4ke2], n., shell of shell animals, like mother-of-pearl (蚌殼).  6.貝勒 [bei4le4], n., (Manchu) a Manchu prince.  7.貝母 [bei4mu3], n., (bot.) Fritillaria verticillata, a medicinal herb.  8.貝子 [bei4zi3], (1)  n., cowries, anciently used as currency; [bei4zi0], (2)  n., a Manchu rank, son of [bei4le4]↑.  9.貝文 [bei4wen2], n., Buddhist script written on palm leaves, see [bei4duo1]↑.  10.貝葉 [bei4ye4], n., leaves of [bei4duo1]↑.