備

See also: 备 and 僃

備 U+5099, 備 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5099 ← 傘 [U+5098] CJK Unified Ideographs 傚 → [U+509A]

備 U+2F809, 備 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F809 ← 偺 [U+2F808] CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 僧 → [U+2F80A]

Translingual

Traditional	備
Simplified	备
Japanese	備
Korean	備

Han character

備 (radical 9, 人+10, 12 strokes, cangjie input 人廿竹月 (OTHB), four-corner 2422₇, composition ⿰亻𤰇 (GT) or ⿰亻⿱卄⿸厂用 (JK))

References

• KangXi: page 113, character 21
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 967
• Dae Jaweon: page 241, character 11
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 200, character 8
• Unihan data for U+5099

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Chinese

trad.		備
simp.		备
alternative forms		俻

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 備
Shang	Western Zhou	Warring States		Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)		Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Chu Slip and silk script	Qin slip script	Ancient script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts
Bronze inscriptions b12291 b12292 b12293 b12294 b12295 Transcribed ancient scripts L35726 L35727 L19650 L19651 L19652 L19653 L19654
References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

Characters in the same phonetic series (備) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
憊	*brɯːɡs
韛	*brɯːɡs
備	*brɯɡs
俻	*brɯɡs
鞴	*brɯɡs, *baːɡs, *bɯɡ
糒	*brɯɡs
犕	*brɯɡs

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *brɯɡs): semantic 亻 + phonetic 𤰈 ().

Etymology

Area word; compare Burmese ပြင် (prang, “to get ready; to prepare”), Jingpho hpra (pʰraʔ³¹, “to complete”), Mon ပြေၚ် (“to prepare; to arrange for”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bèi (bei⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bei⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pi
• Jin (Wiktionary): bei³
• Min Dong (BUC): bê
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): pī

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bi⁶

• Wu (Wiktionary): be (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ
    • Wade–Giles: pei4
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bey
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bèi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bei⁶
    • Yale: beih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: béi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pi
    • Hakka Romanization System: bi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /pi⁵⁵/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: bei³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /pei⁴⁵/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: bê
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɛi²⁴²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pī
    • Tâi-lô: pī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pi²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pi³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bi⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pĭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: be (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /b̻e̞²³/

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• Middle Chinese: /bˠiɪ^H/

Rime
Character	備
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	脂 (17)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	Chongniu III
Fanqie	平祕切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bˠiɪH/
Pan Wuyun	/bᵚiH/
Shao Rongfen	/biɪH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/bjiH/
Li Rong	/bjiH/
Wang Li	/biH/
Bernard Karlgren	/bʱiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bei6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[b]rək-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*brɯɡs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	備
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	bèi
Middle Chinese	‹ bijH ›
Old Chinese	/*[b]rək-s/
English	complete (adj.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	備
Reading #	1/1
No.	426
Phonetic component	備
Rime group	代
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	備
Old Chinese	/*brɯɡs/

Definitions

備

1. to prepare
2. to provide
3. to put in order
4. to complete perfection
5. completeness

Compounds

Derived terms from 備

• 不備／不备 (bùbèi)
• 乘人不備／乘人不备
• 乘其不備／乘其不备
• 俱備／俱备
• 備件／备件 (bèijiàn)
• 備份／备份 (bèifèn)
• 備位／备位
• 備取／备取 (bèiqǔ)
• 備受好評／备受好评
• 備受威脅／备受威胁
• 備受矚目／备受瞩目
• 備受禮遇／备受礼遇
• 備品／备品 (bèipǐn)
• 備嘗憂患／备尝忧患
• 備嘗艱苦／备尝艰苦
• 備嘗辛苦／备尝辛苦
• 備妥／备妥
• 備安庫／备安库
• 備家／备家
• 備役／备役
• 備忘錄／备忘录 (bèiwànglù)
• 備悉／备悉
• 備戰／备战 (bèizhàn)
• 備料／备料 (bèiliào)
• 備查／备查 (bèichá)
• 備案／备案 (bèi'àn)
• 備注／备注
• 備用／备用 (bèiyòng)
• 備用品／备用品 (bèiyòngpǐn)
• 備用車胎／备用车胎
• 備禦／备御 (bèiyù)
• 備細／备细
• 備考／备考 (bèikǎo)
• 備而不用／备而不用 (bèi'érbùyòng)
• 備耕／备耕 (bèigēng)
• 備胎／备胎 (bèitāi)
• 備荒／备荒 (bèihuāng)
• 備補／备补
• 備言／备言 (bèiyán)
• 備註／备注 (bèizhù)
• 備詢／备询
• 備身府／备身府
• 備辦／备办 (bèibàn)
• 備陳／备陈
• 備馬／备马 (bèimǎ)
• 儲備／储备 (chǔbèi)
• 儲備幹部／储备干部
• 儲備銀行／储备银行

• 內備／内备
• 全備／全备 (quánbèi)
• 兵備／兵备
• 具備／具备 (jùbèi)
• 兼備／兼备 (jiānbèi)
• 冷氣設備／冷气设备
• 出其不備／出其不备
• 劉備／刘备
• 劉備失箸／刘备失箸
• 吉備真備／吉备真备
• 周備／周备
• 周邊設備／周边设备 (zhōubiān shèbèi)
• 國際準備／国际准备
• 圓備／圆备
• 報備／报备
• 夜視設備／夜视设备
• 守備／守备 (shǒubèi)
• 守備率／守备率
• 完備／完备 (wánbèi)
• 常備不懈／常备不懈
• 常備兵／常备兵 (chángbèibīng)
• 常備兵役／常备兵役
• 常備軍／常备军 (chángbèijūn)
• 後備／后备 (hòubèi)
• 後備軍人／后备军人
• 德容兼備／德容兼备
• 德才兼備／德才兼备 (décáijiānbèi)
• 必備／必备 (bìbèi)
• 戒備／戒备 (jièbèi)
• 戰備／战备 (zhànbèi)
• 戰備跑道／战备跑道
• 才德兼備／才德兼备 (cáidéjiānbèi)
• 排備／排备
• 推崇備至／推崇备至 (tuīchóngbèizhì)
• 掩其不備／掩其不备
• 掩其無備／掩其无备
• 揚揚無備／扬扬无备
• 攻其不備／攻其不备 (gōngqíbùbèi)
• 攻其無備／攻其无备 (gōngqíwúbèi)
• 整備／整备 (zhěngbèi)
• 文修武備／文修武备
• 文武兼備／文武兼备
• 有備無患／有备无患 (yǒubèiwúhuàn)
• 有備而來／有备而来 (yǒubèi'érlái)
• 材能兼備／材能兼备
• 核備／核备
• 機器設備／机器设备
• 武備／武备

• 毫不為備／毫不为备
• 求備／求备
• 求全責備／求全责备
• 消防設備／消防设备
• 準備／准备 (zhǔnbèi)
• 準備金／准备金 (zhǔnbèijīn)
• 火備／火备
• 無一不備／无一不备
• 百廢備舉／百废备举
• 空調設備／空调设备
• 籌備／筹备 (chóubèi)
• 置備／置备 (zhìbèi)
• 美備／美备
• 聊備一格／聊备一格 (liáobèiyīgé)
• 聊復備數／聊复备数
• 自備／自备 (zìbèi)
• 衛浴設備／卫浴设备
• 衛生設備／卫生设备
• 裝備／装备 (zhuāngbèi)
• 製備／制备
• 設備／设备 (shèbèi)
• 該備／该备
• 謀勇兼備／谋勇兼备
• 警備／警备 (jǐngbèi)
• 警備區／警备区
• 警備森嚴／警备森严
• 豫備／豫备
• 責備／责备 (zébèi)
• 貯備／贮备 (zhùbèi)
• 購備／购备
• 趁人不備／趁人不备
• 軍備／军备 (jūnbèi)
• 辦備／办备
• 配備／配备 (pèibèi)
• 醇備／醇备
• 野戰裝備／野战装备
• 鑒核備查／鉴核备查
• 關懷備至／关怀备至 (guānhuáibèizhì)
• 防備／防备 (fángbèi)
• 防火設備／防火设备
• 隄備／堤备
• 電化設備／电化设备
• 電氣設備／电气设备
• 預備／预备 (yùbèi)
• 預備役／预备役
• 預備金／预备金
• 養兒備老／养儿备老
• 齊備／齐备 (qíbèi)

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Japanese

Kanji

備

(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. equip, provision

Readings

• Go-on: び (bi, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: ひ (hi)
• Kun: そなえる (sonaeru, 備える, Jōyō); そなわる (sonawaru, 備わる, Jōyō); つぶさに (tsubusani, 備に)
• Nanori: そなう (sonau); たる (taru); とも (tomo); なが (naga); なり (nari); のぶ (nobu); まさ (masa); みつ (mitsu); みな (mina); よ (yo); よし (yoshi); より (yori)

Compounds

• 備(び)蓄(ちく) (bichiku, “emergency stores”)
• 備(び)品(ひん) (bihin, “fixtures”)
• 準(じゅん)備(び) (junbi, “preparation”)
• 装(そう)備(び) (sōbi, “equipment”)

Usage notes

The printed form of this character typically differs from its handwritten form, with the latter nearly matching the Traditional Chinese form.

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Korean

Hanja

備 (eumhun 갖출 비 (gatchul bi))

1. Hanja form^? of 비 (“equip, provision”).

Compounds

• 준비 (準備, junbi, “preparation”)
• 비축 (備蓄, bichuk, “reserve”)

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Vietnamese

Han character

備: Hán Nôm readings: bị, bẹ, bợ, vựa

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