频

Tap the pinyin to hear it

frequency; frequently; repetitious

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Components 步页

repeatedly · Heisig RSH #382

head + 步 footstep

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
异频雷达收发机	yì pín léi dá shōu fā jī	transponder; electronic device that responds to a radio code
频数分布	pín shù fēn bù	frequency distribution
数字分频	shù zì fēn pín	digital frequency sharing
频率合成	pín lǜ hé chéng	frequency synthesis
音频文件	yīn pín wén jiàn	audio file (computer)
频率调制	pín lǜ tiáo zhì	frequency modulation
视频会议	shì pín huì yì	videoconferencing; videoconference
音视频	yīn shì pín	sound and video
射频识别	shè pín shí bié	radio-frequency identification (RFID)
视频点播	shì pín diǎn bō	video on demand (VOD)
角频率	jiǎo pín lǜ	angular frequency
分频	fēn pín	frequency sharing; subdivision of radio waveband
高频	gāo pín	high frequency
频发	pín fā	(usu. of bad things) to frequently happen; to occur often
频道	pín dào	frequency; (television) channel
频数	pín shù	frequency
频数	pín shuò	(literary) frequent; repeated
短视频	duǎn shì pín	short video; video clip
音频设备	yīn pín shè bèi	audio equipment
工频	gōng pín	utility frequency; power frequency; mains frequency

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
频 sound part	pín	frequency; repeatedly, again and again
濒	bīn	to approach; near, on the verge of
颦	pín	to frown; to knit the brows