滨 meaning and stroke order
Beach, coast, river bank
How to write 滨, stroke by stroke
13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 滨
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) water's edge; bank; shore
- (bound form) to border on (a lake, river etc)
How 滨 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 宾 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 滨
The water radical 氵 on the left tells you this is about water, and 宾 (bīn, guest) on the right gives the sound. Picture guests (宾) standing at the water's edge (氵) enjoying the shore.
滨 is a bound form, so it almost always appears inside words or place names rather than alone. It means a shore or bank, or to border on a body of water, as in 海滨 (hǎibīn, seaside) and 滨海 (bīnhǎi, coastal). Example: 我们夏天去海滨度假。(Wǒmen xiàtiān qù hǎibīn dùjià.) We go to the seaside on vacation in summer.
Common mistake: Learners often write 宾 (bīn, guest) without the water radical, or confuse 滨 with 槟 (bīn), as in 槟榔 (bīnláng, betel nut), which has the wood radical 木 instead of 氵. Remember that only the water version means shore.
Common words with 滨
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
滨 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 滨
How many strokes are in 滨?
滨 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 滨 mean?
滨 (bīn) means beach, coast, river bank. A common word with it is 海滨 (hǎibīn), meaning "shore; seaside".
How do you pronounce 滨?
滨 is pronounced bīn, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 滨?
The radical of 滨 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 滨 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 滨?
The traditional form of 滨 is 濱. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 滨 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 滨 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 滨 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Why does 滨 appear in so many Chinese city and place names?
Because it marks a place beside water. Harbin is written 哈尔滨 (Hā'ěrbīn), and many districts and parks near rivers or the sea use names like 滨江 (bīnjiāng, riverside) or 滨海新区 (Bīnhǎi Xīnqū, Binhai New Area).
What is the difference between 海滨 and 滨海?
海滨 (hǎibīn) is a noun meaning the seaside or seashore, as in 海滨城市 (a seaside city). 滨海 (bīnhǎi) works more like an adjective or verb phrase meaning bordering the sea or coastal, and is common in formal or official names.