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颦
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knit

HSK 10
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pín
ヒン
ひそ.める、しか.める
빈
Components
Traditional (顰)
頻 repeatedly+ 卑 lowly =
顰 knit
頻 Phonetic component
repeatedly
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卑 Meaning component
bēi lowly
humble, low, inferior
despise
Simplified (颦)
频 again+ 卑 lowly =
颦 frown
频 Phonetic component
pín again
frequently, again and again
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卑 Meaning component
bēi lowly
humble, low, inferior
despise
Notes
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Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
顰
Regular
Modern
Chinese
颦 / 顰 [pín]
to scowl; to knit the brows
Japanese
顰み 、 顰 ひそみ 、 ひん 同音
noun knitted brows; frown
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
一颦一笑 [yī​pín​yī​xiào] #49,188
every frown and every smile
东施效颦 [Dōng​Shī​xiào​pín] #51,079
lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)
颦眉 [pín​méi]
to knit one's brows
JAPANESE WORDS (11)
顔をしかめる [かおをしかめる] #3,989
to grimace
眉をひそめる [まゆをひそめる] #4,798
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.)
眉をしかめる [まゆをしかめる] #19,393
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.)
しかめっ面 [しかめっつら] #20,174
frown
しかめ面 [しかめづら] #34,596
frown
顰める [しかめる] #40,278
to screw up (one's face)
顰み [ひそみ] #51,940
knitted brows
顰蹙を買う [ひんしゅくをかう] #61,588
to be frowned on
顰蹙 [ひんしゅく] #68,420
frowning on
一顰一笑 [いっぴんいっしょう] #166,340
one's mood
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