Character: 幣
Modern (Beijing) reading: bì
Preclassic Old Chinese: bets
Classic Old Chinese: beć
Western Han Chinese: bjaś
Eastern Han Chinese: bjaś
Early Postclassic Chinese: bjeś
Middle Postclassic Chinese: bjèj
Late Postclassic Chinese: bjèj
Middle Chinese: bjèj
English meaning : a piece of silk, offering of silk, gift
Russian meaning[s]: 1) деньги; монета; валюта; 2) стар. подношения (дань) шелком
Comments: For *b cf. Fuzhou pe6, Chaozhou pi4.
Radical: 50
Four-angle index: 3912
Karlgren code: 0341 d
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