頻
pín

frequently

Original meaning: riverside

Depicts a person standing (頁) on the shore wading (涉) in shallow water. Based on the original meaning "riverside", now written as 瀕. The meaning later shifted to "continuous" and "repeatedly".

Components

涉
涉 IconicRemnant component
shè wade
頁
頁 Iconic component
yè (head), page

Depicts a head on top of a person.


Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 2 verified)

蘋顰

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartbjin[b]i[n] frequently
bjin[m-p]i[n] river bank

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

频 pín frequently Simplified

Original meaning: riverside

Depicts a person standing (页) on the shore wading (涉) in shallow water. Based on the original meaning "riverside", now written as 瀕. The meaning later shifted to "continuous" and "repeatedly".

Components

涉
涉 IconicRemnant component
shè wade
页
页 Iconic component
yè page

Depicts a head on top of a person.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

颦

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode