珮 meaning and stroke order
Jade ornament
How to write 珮, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 珮
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- girdle ornaments
How 珮 is built
Components of the character.
Radical: 王 (king), shared by 104 characters on this site.
How to remember 珮
On the left is 王, the jade radical, and on the right is the shape of 佩 (pèi, to wear) without its person radical. Picture a piece of jade that someone wears hanging from the belt.
珮 is a literary or variant way to write 佩 when the meaning is a jade pendant worn at the waist. Today it shows up mostly in classical texts and in personal names, especially girls' names. Example: 她叫李珮。(Tā jiào Lǐ Pèi.) Her name is Li Pei.
Common mistake: Learners often write 佩 (pèi) with the person radical 亻 when a name actually uses 珮 with the jade radical 王. Check the radical carefully, because the two are pronounced the same and swapping them changes a person's name.
Questions about 珮
How many strokes are in 珮?
珮 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 珮 mean?
珮 (pèi) means jade ornament.
How do you pronounce 珮?
珮 is pronounced pèi, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 珮?
The radical of 珮 is 王, which carries the idea of "king". Dictionaries list 珮 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 珮?
珮 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 佩, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 珮 and 佩?
Both are read pèi. 佩 is the common character for wearing or admiring, as in 佩服 (pèifú, to admire). 珮 specifically points to a jade ornament and is used mainly in old writing and names.
Is 珮 used in everyday modern Chinese?
Not much in daily speech or writing. You will mostly see it in given names, in poetry, or in classical descriptions of jade belt pendants, often written 玉珮 (yùpèi).