Chinese symbol for “inexpensive”
贱
jiàn
Traditional: 賤
inexpensive; lowly; despicable; (bound form) (humble) my
The closest CC-CEDICT match for inexpensive is 贱 (jiàn), defined as: inexpensive; lowly; despicable; (bound form) (humble) my.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “inexpensive”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 便宜 | pián yi | cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage |
| 平价 (平價) | píng jià | reasonably priced; inexpensive |
| 低廉 | dī lián | cheap; inexpensive |
| 低成本 | dī chéng běn | low cost; inexpensive |
| 廉 | lián | incorruptible; honest |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 贱.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 贱人 (賤人) | jiàn rén | slut; cheap person |
| 贱货 (賤貨) | jiàn huò | bitch; slut |
| 贱民 (賤民) | jiàn mín | social stratum below the level of ordinary people; untouchable |
| 下贱 (下賤) | xià jiàn | humble; lowly |
| 卑贱 (卑賤) | bēi jiàn | lowly; mean and low |
| 低贱 (低賤) | dī jiàn | lowly; humble; cheap; inexpensive |
See also: Japanese symbol for “inexpensive”.
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.