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贬 (biǎn): To reduce — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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How to write 贬 — animated stroke order
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Stroke Order Diagrams 贬

贬 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
贬
贝bèi · shellfish
乏fá · lack
贬=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 贬

贬 handwriting practice worksheet preview
5.

How to Use 贬

Reduction or negative evaluation

The character 贬 conveys a sense of lowering, depreciating, or disparaging.

贬义 • biǎn yì • derogatory sense; negative connotation • HSK 6
HSK 6
6.

Example Sentences

bú不
yào要
biǎn贬
dī低
bié别
ren人
de

Information

Pinyinbiǎn
Meaningto reduce, to demote, or to censure
Strokes8
Radical贝
Traditional貶
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2900
Zhuyinㄅㄧㄢˇ
UnicodeU+8D2C
CangjieOIHQO
贝bèi · shellfish
+乏fá · lack
biǎn贬
yì义

derogatory sense; negative connotation

贬低 • biǎn dī • belittle; depreciate; disparage • HSK 6
HSK 6
biǎn贬
dī低

belittle; depreciate; disparage

贬值 • biǎn zhí • Depreciate • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
biǎn贬
zhí值

Depreciate

的
nǔ努
lì力
。

Don't belittle others' efforts

tā他
cóng从
wèi未
duì对
rèn任
hé何
tóng同
shì事
de的
gōng工
zuò作
chéng成
guǒ果
wàng妄
jiā加
bāo褒
biǎn贬
。

He has never rashly praised or criticized any colleague's work results.

huò货
bì币
biǎn贬
zhí值
yǐng影
xiǎng响
le了
jīng经
jì济
。

Currency devaluation affected the economy

zhè这
ge个
cí词
dài带
yǒu有
biǎn贬
yì义
sè色
cǎi彩
。

This word carries a derogatory connotation

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "bian".

  • 卞biànto be impatient, in a hurry; excitable
  • 蝙biānbat
  • 匾biǎnflat, round split-bamboo contain
  • 边biānside, edge, border, margin
  • 编biānto weave, to compile, to edit
  • 便biànconvenience; excrement or urine; relieve oneself
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "贝".

  • 赊shēbuy and sell on credit, distant
  • 购gòuto buy; to purchase
  • 赋fùto bestow, to endow; also a literary form
  • 费fèito spend, to cost; expenses, fees
  • 赝yànfalse; counterfeit; bogus; sham
  • 赣gànJiangxi province; places therein
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