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颦
pín
to frown; to knit the brows
🔤 Pictophonetic:
卑 (despise) provides meaning, 频 provides pronunciation
Words Using 颦 (3)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
颦
pín
to scowl / to knit the brows
颦
pín
to scowl / to knit the brows
东施效颦
dōngshīxiàopín
to impersonate sb but gain the opposite of the desired effect (idiom)
东施效颦
dōngshīxiàopín
to impersonate sb but gain the opposite of the desired effect (idiom)
颦眉
pínméi
to knit one's brows / to frown
颦眉
pínméi
to knit one's brows / to frown
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿱频卑
i
Component Tree i
bù
步
walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress
💡 Ideographic:
Modern form of 歨; putting one foot 止 in front of the other
7 strokes
HSK 2
shàng
上
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
💡 Ideographic:
One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below)
3 strokes
HSK 1
unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
3 strokes
unknown
?
Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
2 strokes
bēi
卑
humble, low, inferior; to despise
💡 Ideographic:
A hand 又(altered) holding an empty shell 甲 (altered)
8 strokes
HSK 6