颦

pín

p+ín·2nd tone

to scowl · to knit the brows

Radical: 页 Strokes: 21

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

顺顶领顾题颜额须颠顿顽颓

Same radical

顺顶领顾题颜额须颠顿顽颓预项颈

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Stroke Order · 21 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

颦=频+卑

Etymology

despise

Meanings

to scowl

to knit the brows

pín

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Words with 颦 25 total

to knit one's brows · to frown颦眉pín méi lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom) · fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself东施效颦Dōng Shī xiào pín every frown and every smile一颦一笑yī pín yī xiào

Idioms with 颦 6 total Chain

lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom) · fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself东施效颦Dōng Shī xiào pín every frown and every smile一颦一笑yī pín yī xiào

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