彬 bīn ornamental
ornamental; cultivated; refined
怎么记住“彬”: 林 a wood + 彡 hairs = ornamental. At a wedding in a wood, the bride ties tiny flowers into her dog's hairs, a touch that is purely ornamental.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
彬 = 林 a wood + 彡 hairs
- 林 a wood sound
- 木 tree
- 木 tree
- 彡 hairs meaning
At a wedding in a wood, the bride ties tiny flowers into her dog's hairs, a touch that is purely ornamental.
How it came to be
The three strokes on the right give the meaning, and the left part, cut down from a longer sign, gives the sound.
用法
- Bound; only in the reduplicated 彬彬有礼 (bīnbīn-yǒulǐ): refined and courteous, impeccably polite.
- 文质彬彬 (wénzhì-bīnbīn) = gentle and cultivated. Describes polished good manners.