Primary radical
贝 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 贵.
贝 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 贵.
贵 is decomposed as ⿱⿱中一贝.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
HSK 1 · expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank; (prefix) (honorific) your
HSK 5 · valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by
HSK 5 · what is your surname?; (May I ask) your surname?
HSK 5 · precious
HSK 6 · expensive; costly
HSK 6 · precious
expensive, costly; valuable, precious
贵 has 9 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
贝 is the radical in 贵. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
贵 (guì): expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank; (prefix) (honorific) your; 宝贵 (bǎoguì): valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by; 贵姓 (guìxìng): what is your surname?; (May I ask) your surname?.