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坌

bèn

Character

What 坌 means

1. variant of {坋|bèn}
2. old variant of {笨|bèn}

Characters built on 分

These share the phonetic component 分 (fēn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 份fènclassifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分
• 芬fēnperfume; fragrance
• 粉fěnpowder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch…
• 氛fēnmiasma; vapor
• 纷fēnnumerous; confused; disorderly
• 盆pénbasin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗
• 吩fēnused in 吩咐; used in transliteration of chemical compounds
• 忿fènanger; indignation; hatred

Sounds the same

Read bèn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 笨stupid; foolish; silly
• 奔to go to; to head for; towards
• 坋dust; to dust; a bank of earth
• 夯variant of 笨