便 - pián - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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9 strokes
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便

pián

Definition

advantageous
cheap

Other pronunciations

biàn

ordinary
plain
convenient
as convenient
when the chance arises
handy
easy
informal
simple
so
thus
to relieve oneself
to urinate
urine
to defecate
excrement
equivalent to 就: then
in that case
even if
soon afterwards

Character Decomposition

Compounds (4)

鞭

biān

whip or lash; to flog; to whip; conductor's baton; segmented iron weapon (old); penis (of animal, served as food)

bamboo sedan chair

braid

(tree)

Related words (7)

obese; bulging

(old) graceful

cheap; inexpensive; small advantages (unmerited ) (or unearned gains); to let (somebody) off lightly

便宜

pián yi

cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let sb off lightly

便宜貨

pián yi huò

a bargain; cheap goods

佔便宜

zhàn pián yi

advantageous; favorable; to benefit at others' expense; to take unfair advantage

討便宜

tǎo pián yi

to look for a bargain; to seek advantage; to try to gain at expense of others

Idioms (2)

大腹便便

dà fù pián pián

big-bellied (idiom); paunchy

腹笥便便

fù sì pián pián

a learned person (idiom)

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