Memory phrase for the character: 便

便



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Meaning

convenient, ordinary, plain, to defecate

Pronunciation

 biàn, pián

Explanation

 Left: person 亻, right: further/still more 更 (The sun 日 goes with each unit of length 丈 [= big 大 person with wide step] further and more.)

Mnemonic
 
People (like it) furthermore, when it is convenient.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several variation, i.e. a lying person , a sitting 匕 person.
更 even further
丈 unit of lengthA tall 大 person making a wide lunge (= lateral step) to the right to measure this distance.
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 Vocabulary

以便 yǐ biàn  so that; so as to; in order to
粪便 fèn biàn  excrement; feces; night soil
便宜 biàn yí  convenient
不便 bù biàn  inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash
简便 jiǎn biàn  simple and convenient; handy
随便 suí biàn  as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton
便利 biàn lì  convenient; easy; to facilitate
方便 fāng biàn  convenient; to help out; to make things easy for people; convenience; suitable; having money to spare; (euphemism) to go to the toilet
便于 biàn yú  easy to; convenient for
便笺 biàn jiān  notepaper; memo; memo pad
便笺 biàn jiān  

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