pín

frown

Components
频 sound component

  Sound component

pín

  

frequently

卑 meaning component

  Meaning component

bēi

  

humble, inferior

despise

Evolution

颦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
颦 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
颦 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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pín

frown, knit brows; with knitted; to scowl; to knit the brows

Most common words with 颦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

一颦一笑

every frown and every smile

to scowl

东施效颦

lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)