biàn

distinguish

Pictograph of an animal's claw feeling for something.

Evolution

釆 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
釆 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
釆 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
釆 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

biàn

distinguish; KangXi radical 165; old variant of [biàn]

Component uses

Meaning component in 4 characters (3 verified)

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)