败 Strokes Write it Listen 败 bài to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent) HSK 4 8 strokes Radical 贝 Sound + meaning 4 words Built from贝soundbèisea shell; money, currency攵meaningpūto rap, to tap; script; to let go How it works攵 hints at the meaning (rap), and 贝 bèi hints at the sound.