便 biàn — ordinary; plain; convenient; handy; easy; then
这里交通很方便。Zhè lǐ jiāo tōng hěn fāng biàn.The transportation here is very convenient.
Common words: 便宜 (biàn yí)、方便 (fāng biàn)、随便 (suí biàn)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "easy"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "easy", including 便 (biàn), 轻 (qīng), 易 (yì). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "easy" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 便 (biàn), 轻 (qīng), 易 (yì) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span biàn, qīng, yì — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 便 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 便 biànordinary; plain; convenient; handy; easy; thenUseful words: 便宜, 方便
- 轻 qīnglight; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportantUseful words: 年轻, 轻松
- 易 yì(surname); change; easy; simpleUseful words: 容易, 交易
Common words for these 3 "easy" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 便 (biàn) — so "easy" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
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年轻nián qīngyoung轻松qīng sōnglight; gentle; relaxed; effortless轻易qīng yìeasy; simple; rashly; offhandedly容易róng yìeasy; straightforward; likely; liable to交易jiāo yìto deal; to trade; to transact; transaction轻易qīng yìeasy; simple; rashly; offhandedly
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "easy".
轻 qīng — light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant
这个箱子很轻，我一个人就能搬。Zhè ge xiāng zi hěn qīng, wǒ yí ge rén jiù néng bān.This box is very light; I can carry it by myself.
Common words: 年轻 (nián qīng)、轻松 (qīng sōng)、轻易 (qīng yì)
易 yì — (surname); change; easy; simple
这道题很容易。Zhè dào tí hěn róng yì.This problem is very easy.
Common words: 容易 (róng yì)、交易 (jiāo yì)、轻易 (qīng yì)
All 3 characters
Open 便、轻、易 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.