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坌

bèn ㄅㄣˋ

    • to turn over (soil) to dig

      dialect

    • dust

      literary

    • to gather

      literary

    • to sprinkle fine powder on something

      literary

    • coarse crude

      literary

    • stupid clumsy

      literary

Other words read bèn

In the same tone

  • 奔 bèn go to
  • 笨 bèn stupid
  • 夯 bèn clumsy
  • 倴 bèn Bencheng, a place in Hebei
  • 坋 bèn dust

ben with other tones

  • 本 běn root
  • 锛 bēn adz
  • 苯 běn benzene
  • 贲 bēn energetic
  • 畚 běn basket or pan used for earth, manure etc
  • 栟 bēn used in the place name 栟茶[Ben1 cha2], Bencha, a place in Jiangsu
  • 犇 bēn surname Ben

All 13 words read ben in any tone

Other words read bèn

In the same tone

  • 奔 bèn go to
  • 笨 bèn stupid
  • 夯 bèn clumsy
  • 倴 bèn Bencheng, a place in Hebei
  • 坋 bèn dust

ben with other tones

  • 本 běn root
  • 錛 bēn adz
  • 苯 běn benzene
  • 賁 bēn energetic
  • 畚 běn basket or pan used for earth, manure etc
  • 栟 bēn used in the place name 栟茶[Ben1 cha2], Bencha, a place in Jiangsu
  • 犇 bēn surname Ben

All 13 words read ben in any tone

Easy to confuse with 坌

  • 岔 Similar shape

    Both have 分 on top and differ underneath. 坌 (bèn) has 土 (earth) and means dust; 岔 (chà) has 山 (mountain) and means a fork, as in 岔路 (chàlù).

  • 忿 Similar shape

    Both have 分 above. 坌 (bèn) has 土 (earth) below and means dust. 忿 (fèn) has 心 (heart) below and means anger, as in 忿怒.

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