Chinese Character 便 Meanings and components.

Form

便

Meaning

便 meaning[3] in English

Plain.

Informal.

Suitable.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 便 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'person' radical in … (亻) , and to change or … (更)

Its radical[1] is: 人 (ren2) which means: Man, Person, People, Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4], .人ren2man

In cangjie it is written with OMLK

How to write 便

To write便bian4plain you should write a combination of 亻ren2'person' radical … , 更geng4to change … arranged in a 吅 shape:

亻 + 更 = 便

便 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 便 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 便, looks as follow:

便
Pinyin:bian4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Plain . Informal . Suitable . Convenient . Opportune . To Urinate Or Defecate . Equivalent To 就[Jiu4]: Then . In That Case . Even If . Soon Afterwards
亻
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: 'Person' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 9)
人
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]
更
Pinyin:geng4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: To Change Or Replace . To Experience . One Of The Five Two-Hour Periods Into Which The Night Was Formerly Divided . Watch (E.G. Of A Sentry Or Guard)

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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