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辫

biàn

braid, pigtail, plait; queue

🔤 Pictophonetic: 纟 (thread) provides meaning, 辛 provides pronunciation

HSK 6 17 strokes Uncommon (33%)

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Component Breakdown

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辛

xīn

bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem

纟

sī

silk; thread

⿲辛纟辛 i

Stroke Order

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

lì

立

to stand; to establish, to set up

📷 Pictographic: A man standing on the ground 一

5 strokes HSK 5

tóu

亠

lid, cover; head

2 strokes

丷

kwukyel

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

sī

纟

silk; thread

📷 Pictographic: A twisted strand of silk; see 糸

3 strokes

xīn

辛

bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem

📷 Pictographic: A hot iron used to brand prisoners and slaves

7 strokes HSK 4

lì

立

to stand; to establish, to set up

📷 Pictographic: A man standing on the ground 一

5 strokes HSK 5

tóu

亠

lid, cover; head

2 strokes

丷

kwukyel

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 辫 (12)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

辫子 ↗

biànzi

plait / braid / pigtail / a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent / handle / CL:[[根<gēn>]], [[條|条<tiáo>]]

biànzi

辫子 ↗

HSK 6

plait / braid / pigtail / a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent / handle / CL:[[根<gēn>]], [[條|条<tiáo>]]

辫 ↗

biàn

a braid or queue / to plait

biàn

辫 ↗

a braid or queue / to plait

小辫儿 ↗

xiǎobiànr

erhua variant of [[小辮|小辫<xiǎobiàn>]]

xiǎobiànr

小辫儿 ↗

erhua variant of [[小辮|小辫<xiǎobiàn>]]

抓辫子 ↗

zhuābiànzi

to grab sb by the pigtail / to seize on weak points / to exploit the opponent's shortcomings

zhuābiànzi

抓辫子 ↗

to grab sb by the pigtail / to seize on weak points / to exploit the opponent's shortcomings

揪辫子 ↗

jiūbiànzi

to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair) / to seize on weak points / to exploit the opponent's shortcomings

jiūbiànzi

揪辫子 ↗

to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair) / to seize on weak points / to exploit the opponent's shortcomings

双辫八色鸫 ↗

shuāngbiànbāsèdōng

(Chinese bird species) eared pitta (Hydrornis phayrei)

shuāngbiànbāsèdōng

双辫八色鸫 ↗

(Chinese bird species) eared pitta (Hydrornis phayrei)

to shave the head but keep the queue

tìfàliúbiàn

剃发留辫 ↗

to shave the head but keep the queue

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