Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced pei
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced pei, including 配 pèi, 培 péi, 佩 pèi, 陪 péi, 赔 péi. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
pei opens with a clear puff of air on p; let that breath lead into ei and settle the tone across the syllable.
Initial p
Start the syllable on the initial p, then run straight into the final ei — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final ei
Settle the final ei into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (配 pèi, 培 péi, 佩 pèi, 陪 péi, 赔 péi) and lock in their tones. 5 common characters share the sound pei, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
pei turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 培, 陪, 赔 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 配, 佩 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing pei inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
5 common characters in this group.