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彬
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well-mannered

HSK 7 N1
Human →Actions →Change
bīn
ヒン、フン
うるわ.しい、あき.らか
빈
Phonosemantic compound. 彡 represents the meaning and 林 represents the sound.
Components
彡 hair / bristle+ 林 woods =
彬 well-mannered
彡 Meaning component
shān hair / bristle
hair
林 Phonetic component
lín woods
forest, grove
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Notes
Similar Characters
鬱 depressed (trad/jp)修 repair尨 shaggy haired dog形 shape彩 hue彪 stripes彰 manifest耏 whiskers彤 vermilion彭 Peng影 shadow昜 out須 have to (trad/jp)须 have (simp)髟 kangxi杉 fir tree肜 to sacrifice on衫 shirt钐 samarium (simp)穆 reverent
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
彬
Regular
Modern
Chinese
彬 [bīn]
ornamental; refined
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
彬 あき
Aki female given name
彬 あきら
Akira female given name
彬 あや
Aya female given name
彬 さかえ
Sakae given name
彬 さかん
Sakan given name
彬 しげし
Shigeshi given name
彬 ひとし
Hitoshi male given name
彬 ひん
Hin unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (13)
彬彬有礼 [bīn​bīn​yǒu​lǐ] #20,666
refined and courteous
彬彬有礼 [bīn​bīn​yǒu​lǐ] #20,666
refined and courteous
文质彬彬 [wén​zhì​bīn​bīn] #50,753
refined in manner
文质彬彬 [wén​zhì​bīn​bīn] #50,753
refined in manner
中山成彬 [Zhōng​shān​Chéng​bīn] #57,404
NAKAYAMA Nariaki (1943-), right-wing Japanese cabinet minister and prominent denier of Japanese war crimes
彬县 [Bīn​Xiàn] #59,857
Bin County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xián​yáng], Shaanxi
彬县 [Bīn​Xiàn] #59,857
Bin County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xián​yáng], Shaanxi
彬彬 [bīn​bīn]
refined, gentle, and elegant
彬彬君子 [bīn​bīn​jūn​zǐ]
refined gentleman
彬蔚 [bīn​wèi]
erudite and refined
3 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
彬蔚 [ひんうつ]
erudite and refined
文質彬彬 [ぶんしつひんぴん]
harmony of beauty and substance