貶

Information about character(s)

Radical: 貝
Radical Strokes: 7
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 11
Simplified Form: 贬

Pronunciation

Pinyin: biǎn, fá
Cantonese: bin2
JapaneseKun: OTOSU OTOSHIMERU
JapaneseOn: HEN
Korean: PHYEM
Vietnamese: biếm

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: decrease, lower; censure, criticize

CE-Dict: to diminish/to demote/to reduce or devaluate/to disparage/to censure/to depreciate

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to reduce someone's value, status
2.to depreciate

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: demote; reduce

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: demote; reduce

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《貝部》貶損也。从貝从乏。

康熙字典文字版 【酉集中】【貝字部】貶
【廣韻】方斂切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】悲檢切，𠀤音疺。【說文】損也。【公羊傳·隱二年】何以不氏貶。【註】貶，猶損也。【杜預·春秋序】《春秋》雖以一字爲褒貶。　又【詩·大雅】我位孔貶。【傳】貶，墜也。　又【玉篇】減也。　又【增韻】謫也，抑也。　又【集韻】補范切，音覂。義同。　又通作辯。【周禮·秋官·士師】若邦凶荒，則以荒辯之灋治之。【註】辯，當爲貶。遭飢荒，則𠛬罰，國事有所貶損，作權時灋也。　又通作辨。【禮·玉藻】立容辨。【註】辨，讀爲貶。自貶𤰞，謂罄折也。　又【集韻】扶法切，音乏。【類篇】射者所蔽。

Buddhism words and phrases condemn

CF-Dict: dégrader/dévaluer/déprécier/diminuer