bēi

variant of 杯[bei1]

trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup

wood (木) + sound (不) = a wooden cup

The wood radical anchors the meaning: early cups were carved from wood. 不 contributes the sound bēi and carries no meaning here.

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她喝了两水就去睡觉了。

tā hē le liǎng bēi shuǐ jiù qù shuì jiào le。

She drank two glasses of water and then went to sleep.

他们队赢得了这次比赛的冠军

tā men duì yíng dé le zhè cì bǐ sài de guàn jūn bēi。

Their team won the championship trophy cup of this competition.

Words with 杯

酒杯

jiǔ bēi

wine cup

酒逢知己千杯少

jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo

a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)

量杯

liáng bēi

measuring cup

银杯

yín bēi

silver cup (trophy)

飞机杯

fēi jī bēi

male masturbator (sex toy); artificial vagina

马克杯

mǎ kè bēi

(loanword) mug

高球杯

gāo qiú bēi

highball glass

高脚杯

gāo jiǎo bēi

goblet

杯酒言欢

bēi jiǔ yán huān

a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)

一杯羹

yī bēi gēng

lit. a cup of soup

世界杯

shì jiè bēi

World Cup

干杯

gān bēi

to drink a toast

More characters with 木