斌 (bīn): refined, cultivated (used in given names), variant of 彬

斌 (bīn) is a Chinese character meaning “refined.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 文 (semantic) and 武 (structural). It ranks #5106 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 斌 culture. Its radical form 文 (script) appears in many related characters such as 文 (wén, language), 斑 (bān, spot), 斋 (zhāi, to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. refined
  2. cultivated (used in given names)
  3. variant of 彬

Etymology & Origin

斌

pictophoneticculture

Decomposition: ⿰文武 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Practice writing 斌 with real-time feedback — trace each stroke in the correct order and build muscle memory in the HanziFeed app.

Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
杨斌yáng bīnYang Bin (1963-), Chinese-Dutch businessman
1
Total compounds
0
As first character
100
As last character
0
As middle character

斌 appears in 1 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 斌 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

罗luó
0.44810 co-occurrences
记jì
0.37611 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

中国新闻网·体育Oct 2026

中国现代五项运动协会主席张斌说。

zhōng guó xiàn dài wǔ xiàng yùn dòng xié huì zhǔ xí zhāng bīn shuō .

Zhang Bin, president of the Chinese Modern Pentathlon Association, said.

中国新闻网·文化Oct 2026

德宏州景颇民族文化工作团团长董建斌告诉 中新社 记者。

dé hóng zhōu jǐng pō mín zú wén huà gōng zuò tuán tuán cháng dǒng jiàn bīn gào sù zhōng xīn shè jì zhě .

Dong Jianbin, director of the Dehong Prefecture Jingpo Ethnic Cultural Troupe, told a reporter from China News Service.

爱范儿Sep 2026

李斌在今早的媒体沟通会上透露,这笔合作前后酝酿了大约三年。

lǐ bīn zài jīn zǎo de méi tǐ gōu tōng huì shàng tòu lù , zhè bǐ hé zuò qián hòu yùn niàng le dà yuē sān nián .

At this morning's media briefing, Li Bin revealed that this partnership had been in the works for about three years.

IT之家Sep 2026

蔚来李斌内部讲话曝光:明年会有重量级新车,未来 3 年聚焦主业、高端、核心市场

wèi lái lǐ bīn nèi bù jiǎng huà pù guāng : míng nián huì yǒu chóng liàng jí xīn chē , wèi lái 3 nián jù jiāo zhǔ yè , gāo duān , hé xīn shì chǎng

NIO CEO Li Bin’s Internal Speech Leaked: A Major New Model Is Coming Next Year; Focus on Core Business, High-End Segments, and Key Markets Over the Next 3 Years

IT之家Sep 2026

李斌回应蔚来是否会做机器人业务:已投资很多公司,先把车这个事情做好

lǐ bīn huí yīng wèi lái shì fǒu huì zuò jī qì rén yè wù : yǐ tóu zī hěn duō gōng sī , xiān bǎ chē zhè gè shì qíng zuò hǎo

Li Bin Responds to Questions About Whether NIO Will Enter the Robotics Business: "We've Already Invested in Many Companies; Let's Focus on Getting Cars Right First"

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 文 (culture) component

文 Radical Family — Characters sharing the script radical

Related Characters

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 斌 (bīn) mean in Chinese?
斌 (bīn) primarily means "refined." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #5106 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 斌 have?
斌 is written with 12 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 斌?
The radical associated with 斌 is 文 (script). This radical appears in many characters related to script.
What are the components of 斌?
斌 is composed of: 文 (semantic), 武 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰文武 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 斌?
Common words with 斌 include: 杨斌 (yáng bīn, "Yang Bin (1963-), Chinese-Dutch businessman"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
Is 斌 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 斌 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.