貧

貧

See also: 贫

貧 U+8CA7, 貧 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8CA7 ← 貦 [U+8CA6] CJK Unified Ideographs 貨 → [U+8CA8]

Translingual

Han character

貧 (radical 154, 貝+4, 11 strokes, cangjie input 金尸竹金 (CSHC), four-corner 8080₆, composition ⿱分貝)

References

• KangXi: page 1205, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36677
• Dae Jaweon: page 1667, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 3628, character 1
• Unihan data for U+8CA7

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Chinese

trad.		貧
simp.		贫

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 貧
Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Chu Slip and silk script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (分) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
	Old Chinese
扮	*prɯːns, *hmroːlʔ, *pɯn, *pɯnʔ
盼	*pʰrɯːns
頒	*praːn, *bɯn
朌	*praːn, *bɯn
鳻	*praːn, *bɯn
份	*prɯn, *bɯns
汃	*pʰreːd, *prɯn
玢	*prɯn
邠	*prɯn
攽	*prɯn
砏	*prɯn, *pʰrɯn, *pʰɯn
貧	*brɯn
湓	*pʰɯːns, *bɯːn, *pʰɯns
盆	*bɯːn
葐	*bɯːn, *bɯn, *bɯn
坌	*bɯːns, *bɯnʔ, *bɯns
坋	*bɯːns, *bɯnʔ, *bɯns
分	*pɯn, *bɯns
吩	*pɯn
粉	*pɯnʔ
黺	*pɯnʔ
芬	*pʰɯn
紛	*pʰɯn
衯	*pʰɯn
棻	*pʰɯn, *bɯn
氛	*pʰɯn, *bɯn
雰	*pʰɯn
忿	*pʰɯnʔ, *pʰɯns, *bɯnʔ
魵	*pʰɯnʔ, *pʰɯns, *bɯn, *bɯnʔ
汾	*bɯn
羒	*bɯn
枌	*bɯn
棼	*bɯn
妢	*bɯn
梤	*bɯn
馚	*bɯn
鼢	*bɯn, *bɯnʔ
蚡	*bɯn, *bɯnʔ
弅	*bɯnʔ
秎	*bɯns

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *brɯn) : phonetic 分 (OC *pɯn, *bɯns) + semantic 貝.

It may look like an ideographic compound, to divide (分) one's money 貝, but 分 is only phonetic.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pín (pin²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pan⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phìn
• Min Bei (KCR): běng
• Min Dong (BUC): bìng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): pîn / pân / pûn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ping⁵

• Wu (Wiktionary): bin (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: pín
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄣˊ
    • Wade–Giles: p'in²
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyn
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pín
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰin³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: pan⁴
    • Yale: pàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: pen⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰɐn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: pinˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: pin²
    • IPA: /pʰin¹¹/
• Min Bei
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: běng
    • IPA ^(key): /peiŋ²¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: bìng
    • IPA ^(key): /piŋ⁵³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Kinmen, Hsinchu, Taichung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pîn
    • Tâi-lô: pîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: piin
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Kinmen): /pin²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pin¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pin²³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Kaohsiung, Lukang, Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pân
    • Tâi-lô: pân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: paan
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pan²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pan²³/
  • (Hokkien: Tainan, Magong)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pûn
    • Tâi-lô: pûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: puun

Note:

• Quanzhou:
  • pîn - literary;
  • pân - vernacular.

• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ping⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phîng
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: bin (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /b̻ɪɲ²³/

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• Dialectal data▼

Variety	Location	edit 貧
Mandarin	Beijing	/pʰin³⁵/
	Harbin	/pʰin²⁴/
	Tianjin	/pʰin⁴⁵/
	Jinan	/pʰiẽ⁴²/
	Qingdao	/pʰiə̃⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/pʰin⁴²/
	Xi'an	/pʰiẽ²⁴/
	Xining	/pʰiə̃²⁴/
	Yinchuan	/pʰiŋ⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/pʰĩn⁵³/
	Ürümqi	/pʰiŋ⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/pʰin²¹³/
	Chengdu	/pʰin³¹/
	Guiyang	/pʰin²¹/
	Kunming	/pʰĩ³¹/
	Nanjing	/pʰin²⁴/
	Hefei	/pʰin⁵⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/pʰiəŋ¹¹/
	Pingyao	/pʰiŋ¹³/
	Hohhot	/pʰĩŋ³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/biŋ²³/
	Suzhou	/bin¹³/
	Hangzhou	/bin²¹³/
	Wenzhou	/beŋ³¹/
Hui	Shexian	/pʰiʌ̃⁴⁴/
	Tunxi	/pʰin⁴⁴/
Xiang	Changsha	/pin¹³/
	Xiangtan	/bin¹²/
Gan	Nanchang	/pʰin⁴⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/pʰin¹¹/
	Taoyuan	/pʰin¹¹/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/pʰɐn²¹/
	Nanning	/pʰɐn²¹/
	Hong Kong	/pʰɐn²¹/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/pin³⁵/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/piŋ⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/peiŋ²¹/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/pʰiŋ⁵⁵/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/fin³¹/ /kiaŋ³¹/ 訓窮

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• Middle Chinese: /bˠiɪn/▼

Rime
Character	貧
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	眞 (44)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	Chongniu III
Fanqie	符巾切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bˠiɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/bᵚin/
Shao Rongfen	/bien/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/bjin/
Li Rong	/bjĕn/
Wang Li	/bǐĕn/
Bernard Karlgren	/bʱi̯ĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	pín

• Old Chinese▼

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[b]rə[n]/

  (Zhengzhang): /*brɯn/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	貧
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	pín
Middle Chinese	‹ bin ›
Old Chinese	/*[b]rə[n]/
English	poor
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	貧
Reading #	1/1
No.	3140
Phonetic component	分
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	貧
Old Chinese	/*brɯn/

Definitions

貧

1. poor; impoverished; destitute
2. inadequate; insufficient; lacking
3. garrulous; talkative

Compounds

Derived terms from 貧

一貧如洗／一贫如洗 (yīpínrúxǐ) 七貧八富／七贫八富 下貧／下贫 不甘食貧／不甘食贫 人貧智短／人贫智短 倚富欺貧／倚富欺贫 劫富濟貧／劫富济贫 (jiéfùjìpín) 原憲貧／原宪贫 嘴貧／嘴贫 (zuǐpín) 嫌貧愛富／嫌贫爱富 孤貧／孤贫 孤貧顛連／孤贫颠连 守道安貧／守道安贫 安富恤貧／安富恤贫 安貧／安贫 安貧守道／安贫守道 安貧樂賤／安贫乐贱 安貧樂道／安贫乐道 家貧／家贫 (jiāpín) 家貧命苦／家贫命苦 家貧如洗／家贫如洗 家道貧寒／家道贫寒 富不如貧／富不如贫 居貧／居贫 幫貧／帮贫 恤老憐貧／恤老怜贫 恤貧／恤贫 惜老憐貧／惜老怜贫 惡性貧血／恶性贫血 愛富嫌貧／爱富嫌贫 愛老憐貧／爱老怜贫 憐貧恤老／怜贫恤老 憐貧恤苦／怜贫恤苦 憐貧惜老／怜贫惜老 憐貧敬老／怜贫敬老 振窮卹貧／振穷卹贫 振貧濟乏／振贫济乏 放富差貧／放富差贫 敬老恤貧／敬老恤贫

敬老憐貧／敬老怜贫 數貧嘴／数贫嘴 樂貧甘賤／乐贫甘贱 樂道安貧／乐道安贫 清貧／清贫 (qīngpín) 清貧如洗／清贫如洗 清貧寡欲／清贫寡欲 濟寒賑貧／济寒赈贫 濟苦憐貧／济苦怜贫 濟貧／济贫 (jìpín) 濟貧拔苦／济贫拔苦 甘貧守分／甘贫守分 甘貧守志／甘贫守志 甘貧守節／甘贫守节 甘貧樂道／甘贫乐道 療貧／疗贫 矜貧恤獨／矜贫恤独 矜貧救厄／矜贫救厄 耍貧嘴／耍贫嘴 脫貧／脱贫 (tuōpín) 腦貧血／脑贫血 貧乏／贫乏 (pínfá) 貧僧／贫僧 (pínsēng) 貧嘴／贫嘴 (pínzuǐ) 貧嘴惡舌／贫嘴恶舌 貧嘴薄舌／贫嘴薄舌 貧嘴賤舌／贫嘴贱舌 貧嘴餓舌／贫嘴饿舌 貧困／贫困 (pínkùn) 貧士／贫士 貧女分光／贫女分光 貧子／贫子 貧富不均／贫富不均 貧富差距／贫富差距 (pínfù chājù) 貧富懸殊／贫富悬殊 (pínfùxuánshū) 貧寒／贫寒 (pínhán) 貧寒出身／贫寒出身 貧弱／贫弱 (pínruò)

貧戶／贫户 貧民／贫民 (pínmín) 貧民住宅／贫民住宅 貧民區／贫民区 (pínmínqū) 貧民救助／贫民救助 貧民窟／贫民窟 (pínmínkū) 貧氣／贫气 貧無立錐／贫无立锥 貧病／贫病 貧病交攻／贫病交攻 貧病交迫／贫病交迫 貧瘠／贫瘠 (pínjí) 貧礦／贫矿 貧窮／贫穷 (pínqióng) 貧窮文化／贫穷文化 貧窶／贫窶 貧而樂道／贫而乐道 貧而無諂／贫而无谄 貧胎／贫胎 貧苦／贫苦 (pínkǔ) 貧血／贫血 (pínxuè) 貧血病／贫血病 貧賤／贫贱 (pínjiàn) 貧賤之交／贫贱之交 貧賤之知／贫贱之知 貧賤交／贫贱交 貧賤糟糠／贫贱糟糠 貧賤驕人／贫贱骄人 貧道／贫道 (píndào) 貧難／贫难 貧非病／贫非病 貧骨頭／贫骨头 賣富差貧／卖富差贫 赤貧／赤贫 (chìpín) 赤貧如洗／赤贫如洗 身貧如洗／身贫如洗 鍊貧／炼贫 饋貧糧／馈贫粮

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Japanese

Kanji

貧

(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. poverty

Readings

• Go-on: びん (bin, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: ひん (hin, Jōyō)
• Kun: まずしい (mazushii, 貧しい, Jōyō)

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Korean

Hanja

貧 • (bin) (hangeul 빈, revised bin, McCune–Reischauer pin, Yale pin)

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