WHOLE CHARACTER
便
convenient; handy (方便, 便利); then; and so (说了便做); informal; casual (便饭); excrement (大便)
便 read biàn is convenient; read pián it is cheap, in 便宜.
ZDIC: 会意, 从亻、从更 — a person and the piece 更, named without further explanation.
Character Familiesleft / right
便
convenient; handy (方便, 便利); then; and so (说了便做); informal; casual (便饭); excrement (大便)
便 read biàn is convenient; read pián it is cheap, in 便宜.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 会意, 从亻、从更 — a person and the piece 更, named without further explanation.
PERSON SIDE
亻
person (from 人)
Left-side person form; not a standalone page.
In 便: person side Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
RIGHT PIECE (更)
更
gèng: even more; gēng: a night watch
Standalone readings are kept separate from the associative role in 便.
In 便: right piece (更) Its standalone readings are kept separate from this role.
Tone 4
- convenient; handy (方便, 便利)
- then; and so (说了便做)
- informal; casual (便饭)
- excrement (大便)
- 方便convenient
- 顺便in passing; conveniently
Tone 2
- cheap (便宜)
- (literary) pot-bellied (大腹便便)
- 便宜cheap; inexpensive
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