Dong Chinese dictionary

biàn

dispute

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 辡 represents the sound.

Components

言 Meaning component

yán

speech

辡 Sound component

biàn

criminals accusing one another

辡 also serves as a meaning component.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

biàn

dispute, argue, debate, discuss; to dispute; to debate; to argue; to discuss

Most common words with 辯

Sources