卞 (biàn) — (bound form, literary) impetuous; (surname) Bian
Definition
卞 is rare and literary: used as part of compound words meaning 'impetuous' (e.g. 卞急), and also as the surname Bian. Learners mostly encounter it as a surname.
bound form
(bound form, literary) impetuous(surname) Bian
Easily confused
- 变biànsound-aliketo change (intransitive)
- 遍biànsound-alike(classifier) for the number of times an action is performed fully from start to finish; 'time(s)'
- 便biànsound-alikethen; in that case (indicating a natural consequence or immediate response)
- 辩biànsound-aliketo debate, to argue, to dispute
- 辨biànsound-aliketo differentiate, to distinguish, to discriminate (between/among)
- 辫biànsound-alikeplait; braid; pigtail
Examples
- 卞，。Tā xìng gé biàn jí, róng yì shēng qì.He has an impetuous personality and gets angry easily.
- 卞。biàn Xiān sheng shì wǒ de zhōng wén lǎo shī.Mr. Bian is my Chinese teacher.
- 卞？Nǐ rèn shi xìng biàn de rén ma?Do you know anyone with the surname Bian?
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