扁

2 readings · tap one to hear it

flat; (coll.) to beat (sb) up; old variant of 匾[bian3]

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Components 户 ? unknown part

flat · Heisig RSH #1367

tome + 户 door — as a component also called: book cover

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
扁形动物	biǎn xíng dòng wù	flatworm; phylum of Platyhelminthes
扁嘴海雀	biǎn zuǐ hǎi què	(bird species of China) ancient murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus)
扁平足	biǎn píng zú	flat feet
小扁豆	xiǎo biǎn dòu	lentil
走扁带	zǒu biǎn dài	slacklining
陈水扁	Chén Shuǐ biǎn	Chen Shui-Bian (1950-), Taiwanese DPP 民進黨\|民进党 politician, president of the Republic of Chi…
扁桃体炎	biǎn táo tǐ yán	tonsillitis
海扁	hǎi biǎn	(slang) to beat sb up
扁平	biǎn píng	flat; planar
扁桃体	biǎn táo tǐ	tonsil
阿扁	Ā biǎn	A-bian, nickname of Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁\|陈水扁[Chen2 Shui3 bian3]
扁食	biǎn shi	(dialect) Chinese-style dumpling (such as wonton, jiaozi etc)
扁骨	biǎn gǔ	flat bone
倒扁	Dǎo biǎn	Taiwan political movement aimed at forcing the resignation of President Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁…
扁虫	biǎn chóng	flatworm
压扁	yā biǎn	to squash; to crush flat
扁豆	biǎn dòu	hyacinth bean; haricot
看扁	kàn biǎn	to have a low opinion of
扁桃腺炎	biǎn táo xiàn yán	tonsillitis
扁圆	biǎn yuán	oblate

These characters use 扁 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
扁 sound part	biǎn	flat; board, sign, tablet
偏	piān	slanting, inclined; prejudiced
编	biān	to knit, to weave; to arrange, to compile
骗	piàn	to cheat, to defraud, to swindle
遍	biàn	everywhere, all over, throughout
翩	piān	to fly, to flutter
煸	biān	to stir-fry before broiling or stewing
猵	biān	otter
蝙	biān	bat
犏	piān	yak-ox
稨	biǎn	hyacinth bean, haricot
褊	biǎn	4cramped, narrow; crowded; urgent
鳊	biān	bream
碥	biǎn	dangerous rocks jutting out over rapids
谝	piǎn	to brag, to boast; to quibble
蹁	pián	to limp