便

biàn

HSK 23 readings

“Plain” in Chinese is 便 (biàn).

Other characters with the syllable bian: see all 11 →

Meaning

plain
informal
suitable

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convenient
opportune
to urinate or defecate
equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then
in that case
even if
soon afterwards
used in 便宜[pian2 yi5]
used in 便便[pian2 pian2]
used in 便嬛[pian2 xuan1]

Example

这很方便。

That's very handy.

From 方便 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

biànplain / informal / suitable / convenient / opportune / to urinate or defecate / equivalent to 就: then / in that case / even if / soon afterwards
piánused in 便宜 / used in 便便 / used in 便嬛

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 便

方便fāngbiànconvenient; suitableHSK 2 便宜piányiconvenientHSK 2 随便suíbiànas one wishesHSK 2 方便面fāngbiànmiàninstant noodlesHSK 2 便利biànlìconvenientHSK 5 便条biàntiáo(informal) noteHSK 5 便于biànyúeasy to; convenient forHSK 5 以便yǐbiànso thatHSK 5

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2 安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2 般bānsortHSK 2 板bǎnboardHSK 2 办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2 饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2 报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2 背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2 必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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