便
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plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards
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Dict coverage rank #645 U+4FBF
How 便 is formed
How to remember it
convenient · Heisig RSH #836
人 person + 更 even more
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 便 as their sound component
These characters all use 便 (biàn) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 便 sound component | biàn | easy, convenient; expedient |
| 鞭 | biān | whip; to lash, to flog |
| 缏 | biàn | hem; to braid, to plait |
Words containing 便
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 行动不便 | xíng dòng bù biàn | unable to move freely; difficult to get about |
| 大小便 | dà xiǎo biàn | using the toilet; urination and defecation |
| 拉大便 | lā dà biàn | to poop; to defecate |
| 便民利民 | biàn mín lì mín | (policy jargon) to make life easier and better for the public |
| 便利性 | biàn lì xìng | convenience |
| 不方便 | bù fāng biàn | inconvenience; inconvenient |
| 小便器 | xiǎo biàn qì | urinal |
| 方便面 | fāng biàn miàn | instant noodles |
| 女子无才便是德 | nǚ zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé | a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom) |
| 不便 | bù biàn | inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash |
| 大便 | dà biàn | to defecate; excrement; feces |
| 便人 | biàn rén | sb who happens to be on hand for an errand |
| 便中 | biàn zhōng | at one's convenience; when it's convenient |
| 小便 | xiǎo biàn | urine; to urinate; (euphemism) penis or vulva |
| 自便 | zì biàn | to do as one pleases; to not inconvenience oneself |
| 不成功便成仁 | bù chéng gōng biàn chéng rén | to succeed or die trying (idiom) |
| 便利 | biàn lì | convenient; easy; to facilitate |
| 便道 | biàn dào | pavement; sidewalk; shortcut; makeshift road |
| 便车 | biàn chē | a lift; a ride; (fig.) an opportunity to benefit from another's success or circumstances |
| 小便斗 | xiǎo biàn dǒu | urinal |