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釆: to sift; to distinguish

By October 21, 2014April 28th, 2015Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning
 

釆 biàn

radical 165
: distinguish
: to sift
[辨 bian4]

Kun Reading
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釆偏 | のごめへん nogome


: kanji “topped rice” radical 165

Other forms: ノ米偏 | ノごめへん

On Reading
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 Usage:
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 Etymology:
釆 bian4: distinguish; radical 165 =
丿 pie3: line; radical 4 +
米 mi3: hulled or husked uncooked rice



  Look-alike:
[采] cai3: to cull; collect; gather; bright colors
[kun: とる toru, とれる toreru, とりいれる toriireru.
on: さい sai OR さえ sae]



Old Variant of:
bian4: to distinguish; to recognize
[kun: わきまえ wakimae.
on: べん ben]



Semantic:
bian4: to dispute; to argue; to debate; to discuss
[on: べん ben]

simplified: 辩



Historical Variant:
bian4: conical cap worn during Zhou dynasty
[kun: わきまえ wakimae, わきまえる wakimaeru, べんじる benjiru, べんずる benzuru, わきまえのない wakimaenonai.
on: べん ben]



“Distinguish” radical #165

 Examples:
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Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary