辨 biàn
: to distinguish; to recognize
辨え | わきまえ wakimae
noun | out-dated kanji
: sense; discretion; knowledge
辨 | べん ben
noun | out-dated kanji
: Oversight Department
– see 弁 bian4: conical cap worn during Zhou dynasty
辨認[认] bian4ren4: to recognize; to identify
辨別[别] bian4bie2: to differentiate; to distinguish; to discriminate
[弁別 | べんべつ benbetsu: discriminate]
辨明 bian4ming2: to clarify; to distinguish; to elucidate
[弁明 | べんめい benmei: explanation; excuse; vindication; apology]
辨析 bian4xi1: to differentiate and analyze; to discriminate
辨證[证] bian4zheng: to investigate
分辨 fen1bian4: to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve
明辨 ming2bian4: to discern; to distinguish clearly
可辨 ke3bian4: able to distinguish
難[难]辨 nan2bian4: indistinguishable
Chinese idiom
不辨菽麥[麦] bu4 bian4 shu1 mai4
: lit. cannot tell beans from wheat; fig. ignorant of practical matters
是非莫辨 shi4 fei1 mo4 bian4
: unable to distinguish right and wrong
明辨是非 ming2 bian4 shi4 fei1
: to distinguish right and wrong
形声 Pictophonetic.
ㇼ (dao: knife radical 18) suggests the meaning while
辡 (bian4: to wrangle) provides the sound.
Historical Variant:
弁 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]
traditional: 辯
Old variant:
釆 bian4: to sift, distinguish
Semantic:
辯 bian4: to dispute; to argue; to debate; to discuss
[on: べん ben]
simplified: 辩
Look-alike:
辩 bian4: to dispute; to argue; to debate; to discuss
[on: べん ben]
Historical Variant:
弁 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]
Examples:
萬一他遲到的話怎麼辨？
wan4yi1 ta1 chi2dao4 de hua4 zen3me bian4?
What if he should happen to be late?
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
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