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遍biàn

all over; everywhere (遍地, 普遍); (measure) times; complete passes (看了三遍)

遍 is everywhere — all over, and each complete pass of a book.

GF0025–2021 character list · 二级

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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

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ZDIC: 形声; the walking wrapper is the outer frame, 扁 the sound inside.

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WHOLE CHARACTER

all over; everywhere (遍地, 普遍); (measure) times; complete passes (看了三遍)

遍 is everywhere — all over, and each complete pass of a book.

ZDIC: 形声; the walking wrapper is the outer frame, 扁 the sound inside.

MEANING (THE WALKING RADICAL, OUTER FRAME)

walk; movement (from 辵)

The walking wrapper; a bound radical form, not a standalone page.

In 遍: meaning (the walking radical, outer frame) The walking wrapper, written last.

SOUND (INNER PIECE)

flat; a family name

Standalone meaning is kept separate from its sound role in 遍.

In 遍: sound (inner piece) Sound side per ZDIC: biǎn shares 遍's initial and final; only the tone differs (3 vs 4).

biànTone 4

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ZDIC: 形声; the walking wrapper is the outer frame, 扁 the sound inside.

边 biān — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 遍.

道 dào — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 遍.

过 guò, guo, guō — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 遍.

还 hái, huán — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 遍.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: 69f44d94a620ced1011fe3a7c550a83cbf326b798d7e32fe9375571fc0cc0c8f. Captured 2026-11-01T01:47:21.893Z.
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