(biàn)

HSK 416 strokesTrad.

to dispute

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
biàn
Meaning
to dispute; to debate; to argue; to discuss
Strokes
16
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿲辛讠辛

A bitter 辛 exchange of words 讠

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

Made of

Parts are arranged three parts across.

Traditional form : A bitter 辛 exchange of words 言

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

biànlùn
HSK 4

debate

Open 辩论 page →
biàn
HSK 7-9

to reply (to an accusation)

Open 答辩 page →
biànjiě
HSK 7-9

to explain

Open 辩解 page →
biàn
HSK 7-9

to speak in defense of

Open 辩护 page →
biàn

variant of 服辩

Open 伏辩 page →
fēnbiàn

to explain the facts; to defend against an accusation

Open 分辩 page →
pōubiàn

to analyze; to explain

Open 剖辩 page →

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