倍

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(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply

Formation & memory

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Components 亻咅

times · Heisig RSH #2085

人 person + muzzle

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
放大倍数	fàng dà bèi shù	magnifying power; magnification
异源多倍体	yì yuán duō bèi tǐ	allopolyploid (polyploid with chromosomes of different species)
信心百倍	xìn xīn bǎi bèi	brimming with confidence (idiom)
精神百倍	jīng shén bǎi bèi	lit. vitality a hundredfold (idiom); refreshed; one's vigor thoroughly restored
五倍子树	wǔ bèi zi shù	Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)
染色体倍性	rǎn sè tǐ bèi xìng	ploidy (number of homologous chromosomes)
公倍数	gōng bèi shù	common multiple
多倍体	duō bèi tǐ	polyploid (multiple chromosomes)
最小公倍数	zuì xiǎo gōng bèi shù	least common multiple
二倍体	èr bèi tǐ	diploid (in cell biology)
单倍体	dān bèi tǐ	haploid (single chromosome)
事倍功半	shì bèi gōng bàn	(idiom) to expend twice the effort for half the result
事半功倍	shì bàn gōng bèi	(idiom) to achieve twice the result with half the effort
公倍式	gōng bèi shì	common multiple expression
八倍体	bā bèi tǐ	octoploid
双倍体	shuāng bèi tǐ	diploid (doubled chromosomes)
整数倍数	zhěng shù bèi shù	integral multiple
倍足类	bèi zú lèi	Diplopoda (arthropod class with a pair of legs on each segment, including centipedes and m…
倍儿	bèi r	(coll.) very; really
安倍	Ān bèi	Abe (Japanese surname)

These characters use 倍 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
倍 sound part	bèi	to double; to increase or multiply
蓓	bèi	flower bud