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traditional form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
弁 辡 刀 ⿴辡
Mandarin
bian4, ban4, bian3, pian4, ban1
English
Definitions
distinguish; recognize; discriminate; recognise
Mnemonic
Divide 刀 between two parties who incriminate each other 辡
Etymology
Notes
Compare use of knife 刀 in synonymous 判