Chinese symbol for “cultivated”
彬
bīn
urbane; well-bred; cultivated
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cultivated is 彬 (bīn), defined as: urbane; well-bred; cultivated.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 彬.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 彬彬有礼 (彬彬有禮) | bīn bīn yǒu lǐ | refined and courteous; urbane |
| 彬彬 | bīn bīn | refined, gentle, and elegant |
| 文质彬彬 (文質彬彬) | wén zhì bīn bīn | refined in manner; gentle |
| 彬彬君子 | bīn bīn jūn zǐ | refined gentleman |
| 彬蔚 | bīn wèi | erudite and refined |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cultivated”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.