辨 — Chinese character
辨
biàn
to recognize, to distinguish, to discriminate
- Pinyin
- biàn
- Radical
- 160 ⾟ (Bitter)
- Strokes
- 16
- Components
- 辛 刂 辛
- Formation
- ideographic — To separate 刂 two alternatives 辛
- Japanese
- 辨 as a kanji
Common words with 辨
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分辨 | fēn biàn | to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve |
| 辨别 (辨別) | biàn bié | to distinguish; to differentiate; to discern; to recognize; to tell |
| 辨识 (辨識) | biàn shí | identification; to identify |
| 分辨率 | fēn biàn lǜ | resolution (of images, monitors, scanners etc) |
| 辨认 (辨認) | biàn rèn | to recognize; to identify |
| 辨析 | biàn xī | to differentiate and analyze; to discriminate |
| 思辨 | sī biàn | to think critically; (philosophy) to reason; to speculate |
| 高分辨率 | gāo fēn biàn lǜ | high resolution |
| 辨证 (辨證) | biàn zhèng | to investigate |
| 明辨 | míng biàn | to discern; to distinguish clearly |
| 辨明 | biàn míng | to clarify; to distinguish |
| 明辨是非 | míng biàn shì fēi | to distinguish right and wrong (idiom) |
English words written with 辨
辨 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 2 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 1 · Doctrine of the Mean 5
- Analects 12.10
- Analects 12.21
- Hexagram 23
- Mencius 6A.10
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 19
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 22
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