Meaning
flat; tablet; inscription; (surname); small boat; Polygonum aviculare
Chinese: 扁平、不圆而薄。读 biǎn。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “bian” becomes a different word in each tone. 扁 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 看扁kàn biǎnto have a low opinion of
- 海扁hǎi biǎn(slang) to beat sb up
- 扁平biǎn píngflat; planar
- 扁食biǎn shi(dialect) Chinese-style dumpling (such as wonton, jiaozi etc)
- 扁担biǎn dancarrying pole; shoulder pole
Example Sentence
这个气球被压得扁扁的。Zhè ge qì qiú bèi yā de biǎn biǎn de.This balloon was pressed flat.
这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this气球qì qiúballoon被bèi(passive: by)压yāto press得de(verb complement)扁biǎnflat扁biǎnflat的deof。