便
biànpián HSK2

convenience

  • edit character approved 便 — "Rollback miTuEuRnwnaRH9Kfp" by inralback19
    Gloss
    (whipping a person),convenience → convenience
    Hint
    From 亻 (person) and 𠓥 (whip). Original meaning related to whipping people, now written 鞭 (whip). Other meanings are phonetic loans. → Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 𠓥 represents the sound. Originally written as 𠓥, which depicted a hand holding a whip with the 丙 component. Based on the original meaning "whip a person", now written as 鞭. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Original meaning
    whipping a person → whip a person
    Components
    • 𠓥 SoundMeaning
      • hint: This is the only character where the form of 更 (more) is used for 𠓥 (whip). → Modern form looks like unrelated 更.

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  • edit character approved 便 — "Rollback knuB3vv2p9RonbAZW" by inralback19
    Gloss
    convenience → (whipping a person),convenience
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 𠓥 represents the sound. Originally written as 𠓥, which depicted a hand holding a whip with the 丙 component. Based on the original meaning "whip a person", now written as 鞭. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → From 亻 (person) and 𠓥 (whip). Original meaning related to whipping people, now written 鞭 (whip). Other meanings are phonetic loans.
    Original meaning
    whip a person → whipping a person
    Components
    • 𠓥 SoundMeaning
      • hint: Modern form looks like unrelated 更. → This is the only character where the form of 更 (more) is used for 𠓥 (whip).

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  • edit character approved 便 — "Edited etymology" by Prismcool
    Gloss
    (whipping a person),convenience → convenience
    Hint
    From 亻 (person) and 𠓥 (whip). Original meaning related to whipping people, now written 鞭 (whip). Other meanings are phonetic loans. → Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 𠓥 represents the sound. Originally written as 𠓥, which depicted a hand holding a whip with the 丙 component. Based on the original meaning "whip a person", now written as 鞭. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Original meaning
    whipping a person → whip a person
    Components
    • 𠓥 SoundMeaning
      • hint: This is the only character where the form of 更 (more) is used for 𠓥 (whip). → Modern form looks like unrelated 更.

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  • edit character approved 便 — "Put the component meaning in parenthesis so it'll be clear in 鞭." by cochleoid
    Gloss
    convenience → (whipping a person),convenience

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  • edit character approved 便 — "Replaced the Shuowen paraphrase with how it isn't related to 更 (change). Both the sound and meaning come from an old form of 鞭 (whip)" by cochleoid
    Hint
    When uncomfortable, a person (亻) will change (更) to a more convenient (便) position. → From 亻 (person) and 𠓥 (whip). Original meaning related to whipping people, now written 鞭 (whip). Other meanings are phonetic loans.
    Original meaning
    whipping a person
    Components
    • 亻 Meaning
      • isFromOriginalMeaning: (empty) → true
    • + 𠓥 SoundMeaning This is the only character where the form of 更 (more) is used for 𠓥 (whip).
    • - 更 Meaning
    Sources

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  • edit character approved 便 — "verify" by Peter Olson
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