Meaning
ordinary; plain; convenient; handy; easy; then
Chinese: 方便、顺便；也表示就、即。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “bian” becomes a different word in each tone. 便 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 便宜biàn yíconvenient
- 方便fāng biànconvenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy
- 随便suí biànas one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent
- 方便面fāng biàn miàninstant noodles
- 顺便shùn biànconveniently; in passing; without much extra effort
Example Sentence
这里交通很方便。Zhè lǐ jiāo tōng hěn fāng biàn.The transportation here is very convenient.
这里Zhè lǐhere交通jiāo tōngto be connected很hěnvery方便fāng biànconvenient。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The person radical 亻 plus 更: read biàn ‘convenient, handy; then, at once; to relieve oneself’ (方便, 便利, 大便); read pián ‘cheap’ in 便宜.
A way to remember it
biàn = convenient / then (方便, 便); pián = cheap (便宜).