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CHINESE CHARACTER

biàn

辩

辩

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to dispute

Numbered pinyin
bian4
English meanings
to dispute, to debate, to argue, to discuss

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–middle–right structure

Left–middle–right arrangement: left 辛; middle 讠; right 辛.

  • Left

    辛
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    • Top

      立
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    • Bottom

      十
  • Middle

    讠
  • Right

    辛
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    • Top

      立
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    • Bottom

      十

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿲辛讠辛

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    biànlùn辩论。

    Debate.

  2. 02

    zhēng争biàn辩。

    Argue.

  3. 03

    biànhù辩护。

    Defend.

  4. 04

    fēnbiàn分辨。

    Distinguish.

  5. 05

    zhēng争biàn辩bù不xiū休。

    Endless arguing.

  6. 06

    wèi为zìjǐ自己biàn辩。

    Argue for oneself.

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