Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 扁 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
偏
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
偏
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
偏
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
偏
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
偏
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
偏
Regular
Modern
Chinese
偏 [piān]
to lean; to slant; oblique; prejudiced; to deviate from average; to stray from the intended line; stubbornly; contrary to expectations
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (147)
偏见 [piānjiàn] #5,645
prejudice
偏见 [piānjiàn] #5,645
prejudice
偏偏 [piānpiān] #8,880
(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately
偏离 [piānlí] #6,538
to deviate
偏离 [piānlí] #6,538
to deviate
偏执 [piānzhí] #8,958
prejudice
偏执 [piānzhí] #8,958
prejudice
偏僻 [piānpì] #10,273
remote
偏爱 [piān'ài] #14,029
to be partial towards sth
偏爱 [piān'ài] #14,029
to be partial towards sth
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JAPANESE WORDS (173)
⭐ 偏見 [へんけん] #7,939
prejudice
⭐ 変人 [へんじん] #11,110
eccentric
⭐ 偏る [かたよる] #11,205
to lean (to one side)
振れる [ふれる] #18,773
to swing
偏屈 [へんくつ] #22,440
narrow-minded
⭐ 偏差値 [へんさち] #24,409
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades)
⭐ 偏り [かたより] #27,641
deviation
偏執 [へんしゅう] #37,776
bias
⭐ 普遍 [ふへん] #41,635
universal
⭐ 偏食 [へんしょく] #45,733
unbalanced diet
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