彬彬

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Chinese

ornamental; refined ornamental; refined
simp. and trad.
(彬彬)
alternative forms 斌斌

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (1)
Final () (44)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter pin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/pˠiɪn/
Pan
Wuyun
/pᵚin/
Shao
Rongfen
/pien/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/pjin/
Li
Rong
/pjĕn/
Wang
Li
/pǐĕn/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/pi̯ĕn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
bīn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ban1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 826
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*prɯn/
Notes

Adjective

彬彬

  1. (literary, ideophonic) refined, gentle and elegant
  2. (literary, ideophonic) having both literary flourish and substance
  3. (literary, ideophonic) gathering; fitting in with each other; flourishing

Synonyms

  • (refined):

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of refined):

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (彬彬):
  • Japanese: 彬彬(ひんぴん) (hinpin)
  • Korean: 빈빈(彬彬) (binbin)