辩 biàn to argue
to argue; to dispute; to debate
怎么记住“辩”: 辛 spicy + 讠 words + 辛 spicy = to argue. One brother wants the spicy curry, and with angry words the other insists on the spicy noodles, and they go on to argue all evening.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
辩 = 辛 spicy + 讠 words + 辛 spicy
- 辛 spicy sound
- 讠 words meaning
- 辛 spicy sound
One brother wants the spicy curry, and with angry words the other insists on the spicy noodles, and they go on to argue all evening.
How it came to be
Words in the middle give the meaning, and the two parts around them give the sound.
用法
- 'To argue, debate, defend with words': 辩论 (biànlùn) to debate, 辩护 (biànhù) to defend (in court), 争辩 (zhēngbiàn) to argue, 狡辩 (jiǎobiàn) to quibble.
- Center component is 言 (speech), unlike its look-alike 辨 (distinguish, center is a knife). Both read biàn: the radical tells them apart.