distinguish

HSK 10

biàn

ハン、ベン、サイ

と.る、いろどり、のごめ

변

Depicts a hand (又) feeling for something in the sand (少).

Components

釆 distinguish

又 Iconic component

yòu again

and, also, again, in addition

Depicts a hand.

少 Iconic component

shǎo few

few, less, inadequate

Used here to depict grains of sand.

Notes

Historical Evolution

Oracle

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Seal

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

釆

Regular

Modern

Chinese

釆 [biàn]

old variant of 辨[biàn]

Example Sentences

Japanese Names

釆うね

Une surname

JAPANESE WORDS (1)