bế
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɓe˧˥/
Central
/ɓḛ˩˧/
Southern
/ɓe˧˥/
Listen
to hold and carry
Verb
to hold and carry
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
to hold and carry Core Actions & Operation
To support and carry someone using the arms in front of the body.
vi Người mẹ đang bế đứa con nhỏ trên tay.
en The mother is carrying her small child in her arms.
Parts
閉
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Parts
閉
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
閉
Candidates by syllable
bế
閉（嬖 / 𦟼）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
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bể / bễ / bé / bệ …
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bể / bễ / bé / bệ …
Use
o bế / bế triều / tự bế / bế khắc triệu …
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Use
o bế / bế triều / tự bế / bế khắc triệu …