Definitions

pīn (verb) to piece together; to join together
pīn (verb) to stake all; to risk everything
pīn (verb) to spell

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character "拼" structurally consists of the hand radical (扌) and the component "并", indicating combination, which relates to its original meaning of manually joining or assembling items. For the sense of struggling or contending, the traditional form was "拚", constructed from the hand radical and "弁". Over time, "拼" has come to denote additional actions such as spelling words and exerting effort, with the simplified character "拼" now serving for these meanings in contemporary language.

Example Sentences Hide

我们一起图吧。

Wǒmen yīqǐ pīntú ba.

Let's do the puzzle together.

孩子喜欢积木。

Háizi xǐhuān pīn jīmù.

Children like building with blocks.

他工作很命。

Tā gōngzuò hěn pīnmìng.

He works very hard.

学习英语要单词。

Xuéxí Yīngyǔ yào pīn dāncí.

Learning English requires spelling words.

为了成功,我们必须搏。

Wèile chénggōng, wǒmen bìxū pīnbó.

For success, we must struggle hard.

他们正在凑事件的真相。

Tāmen zhèngzài pīncòu shìjiàn de zhēnxiàng.

They are piecing together the truth of the incident.

很多人选择车以减少费用。

Hěnduō rén xuǎnzé pīnchē yǐ jiǎnshǎo fèiyòng.

Many people choose carpooling to reduce costs.

尽管困难重重,他仍然命坚持,最终完成了项目。

Jǐnguǎn kùnnán chóngchóng, tā réngrán pīnmìng jiānchí, zuìzhōng wánchéng le xiàngmù.

Despite numerous difficulties, he still persevered hard and finally completed the project.