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Word and Radical Components of 便盆

The Chinese word 便盆 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
便盆 biànpén 1. n. bedpan

便盆 ⇨ 便 + 盆
Component Pinyin Meanings
便 biàn 1. convenient; handy
     方便 - convenient, suitable -
     便利 - convenient, easy -
     簡便 - convenient, handy -
2. to go a long way in; to serve the interests of; to benefit; to make convenient
3. nimble; agile
4. informal; ordinary; plain
     便衣 - civilian clothes -
     便服 - casual clothes -
     便函 - informal letter -
5. human waste; excretion
     小便 - to urinate -
     大便 - to defecate -
     便器 - toilet -
     糞便 - excrement, feces -
6. soon afterward; as soon as
     警察 現場人群 便 四散 離去。 - The crowd soon dissipated when the police arrived.
      日本不久 便 洋財。 - He went to Japan and soon made a big fortune.
      - 便 開始 謝頂。 - He started going bald in his twenties.
7. then
      得空kòng 便 -出去 。 - As soon as gets free, he (then) runs out to play.
8. even if; even though
pián 9. cheap; inexpensive
     便piányi - cheap
10. (Cantonese, non-productive) (Suffix for locational nouns); side
pén 1. basin; tub
     花盆 - flower pot
     洗臉盆 - washbasin
2. basin-shaped thing
     骨盆 - pelvis
3. unit of volume equal to 12 升 (128 liters)
      - a large basin of water
      - a pot of flowers
     Pen

便 ⇨ 亻 + 更
Component Pinyin Meanings
rén 1. Side form of the person (人) radical.
2. usage. Only used as a component in a character. Referred to as 單人旁.
gēng, jīng 1. to change; to replace
2. to take turns; to rotate
3. to experience
4. 28th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "change" (?)
gēng, jīng 5. (historical) watch (of a sentry)
     三更 - third watch
6. (historical) one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
7. (Hong Kong Cantonese, by extension) shift; work shift; work period
     一日 gaang1, gaang1 。 - There are three shifts each day, eight hours each shift.
gèng 8. more; further; even more
      裙子zi 漂亮liang! - My skirt is even more beautiful!
     加拿大 房子zi 美國 。 - Canadian homes are even more expensive than American homes.

盆 ⇨ 分 + 皿
Component Pinyin Meanings
fēn 1. to divide; to separate
      工作 階段 進行。 - This exercise is divided into two stages.
      - split into 5 pieces
2. to distribute; to allocate; to assign; to allot
      兒子 比薩餅。 - He shared a pizza with his son.
      一起 苹果。 - He divided the apples with me.
     他們 住房。 - They were allotted a house to live in.
3. to distinguish; to differentiate; to tell apart
      他們他們 。 - I cannot tell them apart. They are very much alike.
      懦夫 蠻力 大丈夫 氣概 恃強凌弱 。 - He's a coward and a bully who confuses physical strength with manhood.
4. to break up; to end a relationship; to separate
5. (Hakka, Teochew, Hainanese) to give
6. (Hakka, Teochew) by
     pûn - to be scolded (by people), H
7. minute (unit of time)
     分鐘 - minute
     現在 7 45 。 - It's quarter to eight now.
8. minute (unit of angle, 1/60 of a degree)
9. fraction; proportion
     used to indicate a fraction
10. (education, competition, etc.) point; mark
     本題 五十 。 - This question counts for 50 points.
      多少shǎo ? - What's my score?
      - to get high marks
11. (Shanghainese Wu, slang) ten of a currency designation
12. (Shanghainese Wu, by extension) money
      - tr=3hhue+1fen, to return money, SH
13. one tenth
14. deci- (SI unit prefix)
15. (numismatics) 0.01 yuan (or dollar, etc.); cent
16. one tenth of a a unit of length
17.    (Hong Kong) fan, legally defined as 0.00371475 metres
18.    (Mainland) Short for 市分 (,) equivalent to 0.33 cm
19. one tenth of a a unit of area
20. a candareen (a unit of weight), one tenth of a cash
21. (historical) an ancient small unit of time
22. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to beg (ask for food or money as charity)
fèn 23. part; share; portion
24. ingredient; component
25. duty; responsibility
26. status; standing
27. lot; fate; destiny
28. mutual affection
29. Alternative form of 份 (classifier)
30. Short for 分之
31. =====Usage notes=====
32. Many of the senses are now written with the specialised character 份.
mǐn, mǐng 1. dish; vessel
     培養皿 - Petri dish
2. =====Usage notes=====
3. Variant of 四

分 ⇨ 八 + 刀
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. eight
2. many; numerous
3. (printing) pearl (the smallest size of usual type, standardized as 5 point)
4. Short for 八卦
5.    to gossip (about); to stick one's nose in
6.    (Cantonese) nosey; meddling
7.   八婆 - nosey parker; meddling woman
     Ba
8. Variant of 捌
dāo 1. knife; blade
2. single-edged sword; cutlass
3. (neologism, internet) to bargain; to negotiate on price
4. (q-lite, only common among Tai people)
      - - Dao Shixun
dāo 5. (Mandarin, neologism, colloquial) dollar
6. Variant of 刁