How to Write 倍 (bèi) — Meaning “Times; double; fold.”

Imagine a person (亻) standing next to a 'double' sign that looks like 咅 — you can see 咅 as a person with a big mouth (口) standing on two legs (立), shouting 'double it!' This visual connects the person radical to the idea of doubling.

Write the left radical 亻 first (two strokes: left-falling, vertical), then the right side 咅: start with 立 (dot, horizontal, dot, left-falling, horizontal) and finish with 口 (vertical, horizontal fold, horizontal). A common mistake is making the bottom 口 too wide — keep it slightly narrower than the top 立.

倍 has a right side with 立 and 口 (looking like a stack), while 佩 has a right side with 几 and 巾 (like a scarf), and 佬 has the old radical 老. In meaning, 倍 is about multiples (e.g., 加倍), 佩 means to wear or admire, and 佬 refers to an old man or a person.

倍 is used to indicate multiplication or an increase by a factor, such as 三倍 (three times) or 加倍 (to double). It appears in everyday phrases like 倍感荣幸 (to feel doubly honored) and in mathematics for multiples. Culturally, 加倍努力 is a common encouragement to redouble efforts.

Common words containing 倍 include: 加倍 (jiā bèi) — double; redouble; 一倍 (yí bèi) — double; twofold; 倍感 (bèi gǎn) — To feel even more; to feel doubly..