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贬
貶
biǎn
1. to diminish
2. to demote
3. to reduce or devaluate
4. to disparage
5. to censure
6. to depreciate
Common • Top 13%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

贬
biǎn
to devalue, to demote; to criticize, to censure
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (17)

贬谪
biǎnzhé
to banish from the court
贬称
biǎnchēng
derogatory term
贬义
biǎnyì
derogatory sense
HSK 6
贬职
biǎnzhí
to demote
贬词
biǎncí
derogatory term
看贬
kànbiǎn
to expect (a currency etc) to depreciate
褒贬
bāobiǎn
to appraise
贬低
biǎndī
to belittle
HSK 6
贬值
biǎnzhí
to become devaluated
贬居
biǎnjū
(period of) banishment or exile (old)
贬抑
biǎnyì
to belittle
贬损
biǎnsǔn
to mock
贬斥
biǎnchì
to demote
女性贬抑
nǚxìngbiǎnyì
misogyny
男性贬抑
nánxìngbiǎnyì
misandry
货币贬值
huòbìbiǎnzhí
currency devaluation
一字褒贬
yīzìbāobiǎn
dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,535
Word Frequency Rank
10,736 of 84,292

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