Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

distinguish; recognize

Chinese: 分辨、辨别。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “bian” becomes a different word in each tone. 辨 is the 4th 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

  • 分辨fēn biànto distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve
  • 辨认biàn rènto recognize; to identify
  • 辨别biàn biéto distinguish; to differentiate; to discern; to recognize
  • 明辨míng biànto discern; to distinguish clearly
  • 辨明biàn míngto clarify; to distinguish; to elucidate

Example Sentence

这两个字很像,要仔细分辨。Zhè liǎng ge zì hěn xiàng, yào zǐ xì fēn biàn.These two characters are similar; distinguish them carefully.

Zhèthisliǎngtwoge(measure word)letterhěnveryxiàngto resembleyàoto want仔细zǐ xìcareful分辨fēn biànto distinguish