品 (pǐn): product, quality

品 (pǐn) is a Chinese character meaning “product, quality.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (structural), 口 (structural) and 口 (structural). It ranks #308 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 品 something that everyone is talking 口 about. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. product, quality

Etymology & Origin

品

ideographicSomething that everyone is talking 口 about

Decomposition: ⿱口⿰口口 (layout: top-bottom)

Components:口structural

Stroke Order

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9

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 品

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
作品nounzuò pǐnwork (of art)4
物品nounwù pǐnarticles5
产品nounchǎn pǐngoods5
食品nounshí pǐnfoodstuff4
品牌nounpǐn páibrand5
药品nounyào pǐnmedicaments5
用品nounyòng pǐnarticles for use5
奖品nounjiǎng pǐnaward6
商品nounshāng pǐncommodity4
品尝verbpǐn chángvariant of 品嚐|品尝6
品质nounpǐn zhìcharacter5
品种nounpǐn zhǒngbreed5
甜品nountián pǐndessert5
制品nounzhì pǐnproducts6
日用品nounrì yòng pǐnarticles for daily use5
农产品nounnóng chǎn pǐnagricultural produce6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
毒品noundú pǐndrugs
品味verbpǐn wèito sample
艺术品nounyì shù pǐnart piece
化妆品nounhuà zhuāng pǐncosmetic
纪念品nounjì niàn pǐnsouvenir
小品nounxiǎo pǐnshort, simple literary or artistic creation
战利品zhàn lì pǐnspoils of war
品位nounpǐn wèirank
样品nounyàng pǐnsample
极品nounjí pǐnbest quality
赝品nounyàn pǐnfake
装饰品nounzhuāng shì pǐnornament
祭品nounjì pǐnoffering
真品zhēn pǐnauthentic piece
牺牲品nounxī shēng pǐnsacrificial victim
112
Total compounds
33
As first character
67
As last character
0
As middle character

品 appears in 112 compound words: 33 as the first character, 67 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 品 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

作zuò
0.698658,418 co-occurrences
牌pái
0.55482,993 co-occurrences
产chǎn
0.50980,094 co-occurrences
商shāng
0.48559,902 co-occurrences
食shí
0.48061,962 co-occurrences
妆zhuāng
0.4732,578 co-occurrences
侈chǐ
0.4722,440 co-occurrences
毒dú
0.45419,356 co-occurrences
奢shē
0.4262,526 co-occurrences
药yào
0.4209,718 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (6)

健康食品jiànkāng shípǐnHSK 4+

health food

noun
麻醉药品má zuì yào pǐnHSK 5+

narcotic

phrase
品学兼优pǐnxuéjiānyōuHSK 6+

to excel both ethically and academically; to be an exemplar of virtue and scholarship

phrase
评头品足píng tóu pǐn zúHSK 4+

to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom)

phrase
拳头产品quántou chǎnpǐnHSK 7+

core product (of a company)

noun
衍生产品yǎnshēng chǎnpǐnHSK 7+

derivative

noun

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

我们公司的产品质量经过严格检测,符合国际标准。

Wǒmen gōngsī de chǎnpǐn zhìliàng jīngguò yángé jiǎncè, fúhé guójì biāozhǔn.

Our company's product quality undergoes strict testing and meets international standards.

三立新聞網Feb 2026

强生扩大高附加价值品项 接单动能曝光!

qiáng shēng kuò dà gāo fù jiā jià zhí pǐn xiàng jiē dān dòng néng pù guāng !

Johnson & Johnson expands high value-added items and exposes the momentum of receiving orders!

百度新闻Feb 2026

2026祛斑产品什么好?十大祛斑产品排名深扒:祛斑..

2 0 2 6 祛 bān chǎn pǐn shén má hǎo ? shí dà 祛 bān chǎn pǐn pái míng shēn bā : 祛 bān . .

What are the best freckle removal products in 2026? Top 10 freckle removal product rankings: freckle removal:

百度新闻Feb 2026

列国鉴|记者观察:食品贴上警示标签 智利欲全民瘦身..

liè guó jiàn jì zhě guàn chá shí pǐn tiē shǎng jǐng shì biāo qiān zhì lì yù quán mín shòu shēn . .

International Insights | Journalist's Perspective: Chile Aims for Nationwide Weight Loss with Warning Labels on Food Products..

百度新闻Feb 2026

...国男子打砸香港机场 包中还搜出疑似管制药品

. . . guó nán zǐ dǎ zá xiāng gǎng jī chǎng bāo zhōng hái sōu chū yí shì guǎn zhì yào pǐn

A mainland Chinese man vandalized Hong Kong International Airport; suspected controlled substances were also found in his bag.

百度新闻Feb 2026

7500人闹社火、品尝汉代美食,一起解锁新年最潮打..

rén nào shè huǒ pǐn cháng hàn dài měi shí , yī qǐ xiè suǒ xīn nián zuì cháo dǎ . .

7,500 people celebrate with traditional folk performances and sample Han Dynasty cuisine, unlocking the trendiest New Year activities together.

Tatoeba

你在台湾品尝过火锅吗 ?

Nǐ zài Táiwān pǐncháng guòhuǒ guō ma?

Have you tried the hot pot in Taiwan?

Tatoeba

摄像机对我而言是必需品。

Shèxiàngjī duì wǒ éryán shì bìxūpǐn.

The camera was essential for me.

Tatoeba

她是一位品行端正的女士。

Tā shì yī wèi pǐnxíng duānzhèng de nǚshì.

She is a very correct lady.

Tatoeba

那幅画是印象派的大师级作品。

Nà fú huà shì yìnxiàngpài de dàshī jí zuòpǐn.

That painting is a masterpiece of impressionist art.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced pǐn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 品 (pǐn) mean in Chinese?
品 (pǐn) primarily means "product, quality." It is classified as HSK Level 4, making it an upper-intermediate character. It ranks #308 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 品 have?
品 is written with 9 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 品?
The radical associated with 品 is 口 (mouth). This radical appears in many characters related to mouth.
What are the components of 品?
品 is composed of: 口 (structural), 口 (structural), 口 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱口⿰口口 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 品?
Common words with 品 include: 毒品 (dú pǐn, "drugs"); 作品 (zuò pǐn, "work (of art)"); 物品 (wù pǐn, "articles"); 产品 (chǎn pǐn, "goods"); 食品 (shí pǐn, "foodstuff"). There are over 112 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 品 (pǐn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation pǐn: 频 (frequency), 贫 (poor), 拼 (to piece together), 聘 (to hire). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 品 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 品 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.