辨(biàn)

HSK 7-916 strokes

to distinguish

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Character information

Pinyin
biàn
Meaning
to distinguish; to recognize
Strokes
16
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 辨 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿲辛刂辛

To separate 刂 two alternatives 辛

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

Made of

辛xīn刂dāo

Parts are arranged three parts across.

How to write 辨 step by step

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

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Words with 辨

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

fēn分biàn辨
HSK 7-9

to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve

Open 分辨 page →
biàn辨bié别
HSK 7-9

to distinguish; to differentiate; to discern; to recognize; to tell

Open 辨别 page →
biàn辨rèn认
HSK 7-9

to recognize

Open 辨认 page →
sī思biàn辨

to think critically; (philosophy) to reason; to speculate

Open 思辨 page →
míng明biàn辨

to discern; to distinguish clearly

Open 明辨 page →
bù不biàn辨shū菽mài麦

lit. cannot tell beans from wheat (idiom); fig. ignorant of practical matters

Open 不辨菽麦 page →
fēn分biàn辨lǜ率

resolution (of images, monitors, scanners etc)

Open 分辨率 page →
míng明biàn辨shì是fēi非

to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)

Open 明辨是非 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 辨’s common words

分别认思明不菽麦

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