贬(biǎn)

HSK 7-98 strokesTrad. 貶

to diminish

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Character information

Pinyin
biǎn
Meaning
to diminish; to demote; to reduce or devaluate; to disparage; to censure; to depreciate
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
貶

Origin & structure

Where 贬 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰贝乏

To devalue 乏 currency 贝

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

贝bèi乏fá

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 貶: To devalue 乏 currency 貝

How to write 贬 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 贬

Common words using 贬 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

biǎn贬zhí值
HSK 7-9

to become devaluated

Open 贬值 page →
kàn看biǎn贬

to expect (a currency etc) to depreciate

Open 看贬 page →
bāo褒biǎn贬

to appraise; to pass judgment on; to speak ill of; praise and censure; appr…

Open 褒贬 page →
biǎn贬dī低

to belittle; to disparage; to play down; to demean; to degrade; to devalue

Open 贬低 page →
yī一zì字bāo褒biǎn贬

(lit.) to dispense praise or blame with a single word (idiom)

Open 一字褒贬 page →
biǎn贬yì抑

to belittle

Open 贬抑 page →
biǎn贬sǔn损

to mock; to disparage; to belittle

Open 贬损 page →
biǎn贬chì斥

to demote

Open 贬斥 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 贬’s common words

值看褒低一字抑损

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