便 (biàn)
convenient/handy/then (jiù)/plain/cheap
How 便 is written
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 亻 — human
- Traditional
- 便
- Simplified
- 便 (unchanged)
便 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- biàn
- ordinary; plain; convenient; as convenient
- pián
- advantageous; cheap
Common words using 便
- 方便 fāngbiàn
- convenient; to help out; to make things easy for people
- 隨便 suíbiàn
- as one wishes; as one pleases; at random
- 不便 bùbiàn
- inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable
- 以便 yǐbiàn
- so that; so as to; in order to
- 便便 biānbiān
- to poo poo (kiddie or feminine slang)
- 便利 biànlì
- convenient; easy; to facilitate
- 便宜 biànyí
- convenient
- 便捷 biànjié
- convenient and fast
- 便當 biàndāng
- convenient; handy; easy
- 便秘 biànmì
- constipation; Taiwan pr. [bian4 bi4]
- 即便 jíbiàn
- even if; even though; right away
- 大便 dàbiàn
- to defecate; excrement; feces
便 in a sentence
這裡的交通很方便，離捷運站很近。
Zhèlǐ de jiāotōng hěn fāngbiàn, lí jiéyùnzhàn hěn jìn.
“The transportation here is very convenient; it's very close to the MRT station.”
How common is 便?
便 is the 271st most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 62.4% of all running text.
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