濒

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to approach; to border on; near

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 频 sound ( pín )

Components 氵频

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约	Bīn wēi Yě shēng Dòng Zhí wù zhǒng Guó jì Mào yì Gōng yuē	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; CITES
濒危物种	bīn wēi wù zhǒng	endangered species
濒海	bīn hǎi	coastal; bordering the sea
濒河	bīn hé	bordering a river; riparian
濒死	bīn sǐ	nearing death; on the point of demise; approaching extinction
濒于	bīn yú	near to; approaching (collapse)
濒临	bīn lín	on the edge of; (fig.) on the verge of; close to
濒近	bīn jìn	on the brink
濒灭	bīn miè	on the brink of extinction
濒危	bīn wēi	endangered (species); in imminent danger; critically ill

Characters sharing the sound component 频 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
频 sound part	pín	frequency; repeatedly, again and again
颦	pín	to frown; to knit the brows