遍biàn
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遍
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Shuowen
遍. Formed by the movement radical 辶 combined with 扁, the ancient form depicted a foot moving across a flat door leaf (扁). The image conveys the idea of going everywhere, hence the sense of 'to遍 (go all over)'.
Pinyin
biàn· HSK 2