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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)

便宴
biànyàn
informal dinner
便签
biànqiān
note
便血
biànxiě
having blood in one's stool
便衣
biànyī
civilian clothes
便装
biànzhuāng
casual dress
便览
biànlǎn
brief guide
便车
biànchē
to hitchhike
便道
biàndào
pavement
便酌
biànzhuó
informal dinner
便门
biànmén
side door
便闭
biànbì
see [[便秘<biànmì>]]
便难
biànnàn
retort with challenging questions
便鞋
biànxié
cloth shoes
便饭
biànfàn
an ordinary meal
即便
jíbiàn
even if
HSK 6
告便
gàobiàn
to ask to be excused
大便
dàbiàn
to defecate
小便
xiǎobiàn
to urinate
就便
jiùbiàn
at sb's convenience
排便
páibiàn
to defecate

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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