便 — Chinese character
便
biàn
easy, convenient; expedient
- Pinyin
- biàn
- Radical
- 9 ⼈ (Man)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 亻 更
- Japanese
- 便 as a kanji
Common words with 便
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy |
| 随便 (隨便) | suí biàn | as one wishes; as one pleases |
| 便宜 | biàn yí | convenient |
| 便宜 | pián yi | cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage |
| 便是 | biàn shì | (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely |
| 以便 | yǐ biàn | so that; so as to |
| 即便 | jí biàn | even if; even though |
| 便利 | biàn lì | convenient; easy |
| 顺便 (順便) | shùn biàn | conveniently; in passing |
| 便于 (便於) | biàn yú | easy to; convenient for |
| 不便 | bù biàn | inconvenient; inappropriate |
| 便捷 | biàn jié | convenient and fast |
English words written with 便
- cheap
- plain
- convenient
- convenience
- informal
- memo
- pence
- pavement
- conveniently
- inconvenient
- constipation
- excrement
便 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 4 · Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 8
- Analects 10.1
- Analects 16.4
- Mencius 1A.7
- Zhuangzi How to Govern
- Zhuangzi The Universe
- Zhuangzi Autumn Floods
- Zhuangzi The Secret of Life
- Zhuangzi Mountain Trees
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