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便
biàn
1. ordinary
2. plain
3. convenient
4. as convenient
5. when the chance arises
6. handy
7. easy
8. informal
9. simple
10. so
11. thus
12. to relieve oneself
13. to urinate
14. to defecate
15. equivalent to [[就<jiù>]]: then
16. in that case
17. even if
18. soon afterwards
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

便
biàn
easy, convenient; expedient
HSK 2 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

不便
bùbiàn
inconvenient
乘便
chéngbiàn
at your convenience
二便
èrbiàn
urination and defecation
以便
yǐbiàn
so that
HSK 6
任便
rènbiàn
as you see fit
便中
biànzhōng
at one's convenience
便人
biànrén
sb who happens to be on hand for an errand
便便
biànbiàn
to poo poo (kiddie or feminine term)
便函
biànhán
an informal letter sent by an organization
便利
biànlì
convenient
HSK 6
便器
biànqì
toilet
便士
biànshì
penny (loanword)
便壶
biànhú
bed urinal
便宜
biànyí
convenient
HSK 2
便宴
biànyàn
informal dinner
便帽
biànmào
cap
便所
biànsuǒ
(dialect) toilet
便捷
biànjié
convenient and fast
便于
biànyú
easy to
HSK 6
便是
biànshì
(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)

Alternate Entries

便
pián
advantageous / cheap
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
270
Word Frequency Rank
569 of 84,292

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