便biàn

便

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The character 便 (biàn, "convenient, then") combines the person radical 亻 with 更 (gèng, "more"), suggesting a person at ease or a matter made easier. Though traditional and simplified forms remain identical, 便 carries two distinct meanings: the everyday sense of convenience (便利, 方便) and the classical usage meaning "then, as a result" (便如, 便是). It appears as a component in 鞭 (whip), 扁 (flat), and 遍 (everywhere), where the notion of ease or breadth persists.

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Shuowen

便. The character pairs the human radical 亻 with 更, which originally depicted a hand holding a tool for altering or fixing. In oracle bone inscriptions the glyph shows a person using a tool to make something easier, symbolizing convenience. The combination later settled as 亻 + 更 to convey “convenient, easy, then”.

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biàn· HSK 1

便biàn

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