(bīn): used in 繽紛|缤纷

(bīn) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 繽紛|缤纷.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2968 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, thread. Its radical form (silk) appears in many related characters such as (, to connect), (lěi, to accumulate), (shào, to continue).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. used in 繽紛|缤纷

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticthread

Decomposition: ⿰纟宾 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
bīn fēnvast and various
wǔ cǎi bīn fēnall the colors in profusion (idiom)
wǔ sè bīn fēnall the colors in profusion (idiom)
sè cǎi bīn fēnsee 五彩繽紛|五彩缤纷[wu3 cai3 bin1 fen1]
4
Total compounds
25
As first character
0
As last character
75
As middle character

appears in 4 compound words: 25 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 75 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

fēn
0.7071,935 co-occurrences
cǎi
0.507672 co-occurrences
0.42660 co-occurrences
wàn
0.366240 co-occurrences
qiān
0.352234 co-occurrences
fēi
0.34830 co-occurrences
0.341318 co-occurrences
绿
0.33936 co-occurrences
0.33330 co-occurrences
0.331306 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

sè cǎi bīn fēnHSK 7+

see 五彩繽紛|五彩缤纷[wu3 cai3 bin1 fen1]

phrase
wǔcǎibīnfēnHSK 7+

all the colours in profusion; full of bright colours; multicoloured; garish display

phrase
wǔ sè bīn fēnHSK 7+

all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。

bīn zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .

The character "缤" has different usages in different contexts.

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Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced bīn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 缤 (bīn) mean in Chinese?
缤 (bīn) primarily means "used in 繽紛|缤纷." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2968 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 缤 have?
缤 is written with 13 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 缤?
The radical associated with 缤 is 纟 (silk). This radical appears in many characters related to silk.
What are the components of 缤?
缤 is composed of: 纟 (semantic), 宾 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰纟宾 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 缤?
Common words with 缤 include: 缤纷 (bīn fēn, "vast and various"); 五彩缤纷 (wǔ cǎi bīn fēn, "all the colors in profusion (idiom)"); 五色缤纷 (wǔ sè bīn fēn, "all the colors in profusion (idiom)"); 色彩缤纷 (sè cǎi bīn fēn, "see 五彩繽紛|五彩缤纷[wu3 cai3 bin1 fen1]"). There are over 4 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 缤 (bīn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation bīn: 滨 ((bound form) water's edge), 宾 (visitor), 彬 (urbane). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 缤 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 缤 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.