1. 便
  2. 笺

便

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  • 271st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 94 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
便→
亻更
2Radical
便→
亻human一one日sun/day丨line乂N/A
3Graphical
便→
㇒丨一口一丨乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. biàn (bian4)ordinary • plain • convenient • as convenient • when the chance arises • handy • easy • informal • simple • so • thus • to relieve oneself • to urinate • to defecate • equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then • in that case • even if • soon afterwards
2. pián (pian2)advantageous • cheap

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

便 also appears in:
鞭缏箯緶

Example Words

Common

便宜 
方便 
随便 (隨便)
顺便 (順便)

Uncommon

不便 
以便 
便便 
便利 
便捷 
便于 (便於)
便当 (便當)
便秘 
即便 
大便 
小便 
方便面 (方便麵)

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笺

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Previous (桢)Next (蛤)
  • 3723rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 3 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
笺→
⺮戋
2Radical
笺→
⺮bamboo戋N/A
3Graphical
笺→
⺮戋

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiān (jian1)letter • note-paper

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 笺 jiān (jian1)The component 戋 is pronounced as 'jiān' (jian1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Uncommon

便笺 (便箋)
信笺 (信箋)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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