品 meaning in English
(bound form) article; commodity; product; goods; (bound form) grade; rank
Meaning of 品
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- (bound form) article; commodity; product; goods
- (bound form) grade; rank
- kind; type; variety
- character; disposition; nature; temperament
- to taste sth; to sample
- to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up
- fret (on a guitar or lute)
How to use 品
品 most often appears as a bound part of words for products and quality, such as 产品 (chǎnpǐn), 商品 (shāngpǐn), and 品质 (pǐnzhì). On its own it is a verb meaning to taste slowly or to savor, often with tea or wine. Example: 我们慢慢品这杯茶。(Wǒmen mànman pǐn zhè bēi chá.) Let's slowly savor this cup of tea.
品 (pǐn) is made of three 口 (kǒu, mouth) stacked together. Picture three mouths tasting and judging the same product, which links the senses of goods, quality, and to taste.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes confuse 品 with 晶 (jīng, crystal), which stacks three 日 instead of three 口. Also, 品 is third tone, so do not read it like 拼 (pīn, to piece together) in first tone.
品 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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品 pǐn · article · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 品.
| 作品 | zuòpǐn | work (of art); opus |
| 食品 | shípǐn | foodstuff; food; provisions |
| 商品 | shāngpǐn | commodity; goods; merchandise |
| 产品 | chǎnpǐn | goods; merchandise |
| 品质 | pǐnzhì | character; intrinsic quality (of a person) |
| 品种 | pǐnzhǒng | breed; variety |
| 工艺品 | gōngyìpǐn | handicraft article; handiwork |
| 豆制品 | dòuzhìpǐn | legume-based product; soybean product |
| 农产品 | nóngchǎnpǐn | agricultural produce |
| 水产品 | shuǐchǎnpǐn | aquatic products (including fish, crabs, seaweed etc) |
| 毒品 | dúpǐn | drugs; narcotics |
| 物品 | wùpǐn | articles; goods |
Questions about 品
What does 品 mean?
品 (pǐn) means "(bound form) article; commodity; product; goods; (bound form) grade; rank" and is used as a verb and suffix.
How do you write 品?
品 is made of 1 character: 品 (9 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 品 an HSK word?
Yes. 品 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 品 and 尝 when talking about tasting?
尝 (cháng) just means to try or taste something, like taking a bite. 品 suggests tasting slowly and carefully to appreciate or judge the quality, so it fits tea, wine, or fine food.
Can 品 describe a person's character?
Yes. Words like 人品 (rénpǐn, moral character) and 品质 (pǐnzhì, personal quality) use 品 to talk about what kind of person someone is. For example, 他人品很好 means he is a person of good character.