懂中文 Dong Chinese

彬

bīn

cultivated

Phonosemantic compound. 彡 represents the meaning and 林 represents the sound.

Components
彡 meaning component

彡  Meaning component

shān

  

hair

林 sound component

林  Sound component

lín

  

forest

Evolution

彬 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
彬 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
彬 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
彬 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
彬 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

彬  

bīn

cultivated, well-bred; ornamental; refined

Most common words with 彬
Freq.
Word
Meaning

彬

refined

彬彬有礼

urbane

文质彬彬

gentle

中山成彬

NAKAYAMA Nariaki (1943-), right-wing Japanese cabinet minister and prominent denier of Japanese war crimes

彬县

Bin County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xián​yáng], Shaanxi