貝 Home·Characters·貝 Character · Qualities 貝 kai shell, money Composition 1234567 Origin Pictogram of a cowrie, a shell once used as money. Related characters 則rule, principle敗defeat, failure負carry, lose貧poor貫pierce, string貴precious, noble買buy賛approve, praise不not, negation乏lack, scarcity也to be, also事matter, affair他other以by means of