辨

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to distinguish; to recognize

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Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

To separate 刂 two alternatives 辛

Components 辛 ×2 刂

differentiate · Heisig RSH #2554

chili pepper + saber

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
高分辨率	gāo fēn biàn lǜ	high resolution
辨证论治	biàn zhèng lùn zhì	holistic diagnosis and treatment (TCM)
明辨是非	míng biàn shì fēi	to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
真假难辨	zhēn jiǎ nán biàn	hard to distinguish real from imitation
辨证施治	biàn zhèng shī zhì	diagnosis and treatment based on an overall analysis of the illness and the patient's cond…
辨别力	biàn bié lì	discrimination; power of discrimination
分辨率	fēn biàn lǜ	resolution (of images, monitors, scanners etc)
是非莫辨	shì fēi mò biàn	unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
辨识度	biàn shí dù	distinctiveness; identifiability; recognizability
八纲辨证	bā gāng biàn zhèng	pattern-syndrome identification based on the eight principles (TCM)
分辨	fēn biàn	to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve
明辨	míng biàn	to discern; to distinguish clearly
辨明	biàn míng	to clarify; to distinguish; to elucidate
辨士	biàn shì	(loanword) pence; penny
真伪莫辨	zhēn wěi mò biàn	can't judge true or false (idiom); unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake; not to…
辨证	biàn zhèng	to investigate
思辨	sī biàn	to think critically; (philosophy) to reason; to speculate
辨别	biàn bié	to distinguish; to differentiate; to discern; to recognize; to tell
辨识	biàn shí	identification; to identify; to recognize
辨认	biàn rèn	to recognize; to identify