便宜

Etymology · 词源

“便”的历史构形可以这样理解：亻、更主要提示意义范围。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 “宜”的历史构形可以这样理解：◎、⺼以图像或会意方式参与构形。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“便宜”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。

When uncomfortable, a person (亻) will change (更) to a more convenient (便) position. Originally a pictograph of two pieces of meat (肉) on a table. Based on the original meaning "delicacy" or "fine food". The meaning later shifted to "proper". These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 便宜 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.

Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。