胚

肧
pēi
#2,922 most
frequent character
variant of 胚[pei1]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

胚 pēi has 月 meat as its meaning part and 丕 pī as its sound part. It first meant 'early-stage fetus'. From there it grew to mean 'embryo'. The sounds share the same start.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

胚pēi
embryo

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