péi

to accompany

to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 賠|赔[pei2]

settlement (阝) + sound péi (咅) = to accompany someone

The left side 阝 here is the mound or settlement radical, evoking a place where people gather. 咅 gives the sound péi and does not carry a meaning story here.

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MoundSemantic

妈妈每天我写作业。

māma měi tiān péi wǒ xiě zuòyè。

Mom accompanies me to do homework every day.

他特意请假老人去医院检查。

tā tèyì qǐngjià péi lǎorén qù yīyuàn jiǎnchá。

He specially took time off to accompany the elderly person to the hospital for a checkup.

Words with 陪

陪酒

péi jiǔ

to drink along (with sb)

陪嫁

péi jià

dowry

陪伴

péi bàn

to accompany

陪侍

péi shì

to wait upon (older people)

陪同

péi tóng

to accompany

陪唱女

péi chàng nǚ

KTV hostess

陪唱小姐

péi chàng xiǎo jie

KTV hostess

陪奁

péi lián

dowry

陪审员

péi shěn yuán

juror

陪审团

péi shěn tuán

jury

陪床

péi chuáng

to look after a hospitalized loved one

陪产

péi chǎn

to be present during childbirth

More characters with 阝