裴

裵

péi

衣 + 非

Frequency#3122

Definitions

péi surname Pei

péi (of a garment) long and flowing

péi variant of 裴[péi]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 衣 represents the meaning and 非 represents the sound. Simplified form of 裵.

Semantic: 衣 Phonetic: 非

About

The character "裴" is structured with the component "非" above "衣", where "衣" semantically links it to clothing and "非" likely provides phonetic guidance. Its original meaning referred to a type of long, flowing garment, but over centuries the character's application shifted away from denoting attire and became almost exclusively used as a surname.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

裴先生是中国人。

Péi xiānsheng shì Zhōngguó rén.

Mr. Pei is Chinese.

裴小华喜欢看书。

Péi Xiǎohuá xǐhuan kànshū.

Pei Xiaohua likes to read books.

裴经理今天很忙。

Péi jīnglǐ jīntiān hěn máng.

Manager Pei is very busy today.

裴阿姨做了好吃的菜。

Péi āyí zuò le hǎochī de cài.

Auntie Pei made delicious food.

裴教授在大学教书。

Péi jiàoshòu zài dàxué jiāoshū.

Professor Pei teaches at a university.

裴工程师设计了一座新桥。

Péi gōngchéngshī shèjì le yí zuò xīn qiáo.

Engineer Pei designed a new bridge.

裴医生治好了我的感冒。

Péi yīshēng zhìhǎo le wǒ de gǎnmào.

Doctor Pei cured my cold.

裴画家在展览上展示了他的新作品。

Péi huàjiā zài zhǎnlǎn shàng zhǎnshì le tā de xīn zuòpǐn.

Painter Pei displayed his new work at the exhibition.

Related Characters

Component: 衣

Component: 非