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辩

biàn

to argue, to dispute; to discuss, to debate

💡 Ideographic: A bitter 辛 exchange of words 讠
HSK 5 16 strokes Common (14%)
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Component Breakdown

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辛
xīn
bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem
讠
yán
words, speech; to speak, to say
⿲辛讠辛 i

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Component Tree i

xīn
辛
bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem
📷 Pictographic: A hot iron used to brand prisoners and slaves
7 strokes HSK 4
yán
讠
words, speech; to speak, to say
2 strokes
xīn
辛
bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem
📷 Pictographic: A hot iron used to brand prisoners and slaves
7 strokes HSK 4

Words Using 辩 (56)

biànlùn
辩论 ↗
HSK 5
debate / argument / to argue over / CL:[[場|场<chǎng>]], [[次<cì>]]
biànhù
辩护 ↗
HSK 6
to speak in defense of / to argue in favor of / to defend / to plead
biànzhèng
辩证 ↗
HSK 6
to investigate / dialectical
biànjiě
辩解 ↗
HSK 6
to explain / to justify / to defend (a point of view etc) / to provide an explanation / to try to defend oneself
dábiàn
答辩 ↗
HSK 6
to reply (to an accusation) / to defend one's dissertation
biàn
辩 ↗
to dispute / to debate / to argue / to discuss
zhēngbiàn
争辩 ↗
a dispute / to wrangle
biànchēng
辩称 ↗
to argue (that) / to allege / to dispute / to plead (e.g. not guilty)
biànbó
辩驳 ↗
to dispute / to refute
guǐbiàn
诡辩 ↗
specious arguments / sophistry
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