便宜 (biàn yí)

Character breakdown

• 便 (biàn) · 9 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 𠓥 represents the sound. Originally written as 𠓥, which depicted a hand holding a whip with the 丙 component. Based on the original meaning "whip a…

• 宜 (Yí) · 8 strokes

  Originally depicted two pieces of meat (肉) on a sacrificial altar (且). Based on the original meaning "sacrificial meat". The meaning later shifted to "suitable".

Example sentences

1. 似乎很便宜。 — It seemed to be cheap.
2. 很便宜，是吗？ — That's cheap, isn't it?
3. 这个很便宜。 — This is cheap.
4. 土豆很便宜的。 — Potatoes are very cheap.
5. 它真的很便宜。 — It was really cheap.

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