bēn

贲

Character · Verb suffix · NounTraditional賁

surname; seen in "tiger warrior"

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Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

verb suffix

used in the compound word '虎贲' (tiger warrior)

archaic

This character by itself has no independent meaning; it's only used in the archaic term '虎贲'. Refer to the full entry for '虎贲' for details.

Gǔ古
shí时
yǒu有
hǔ虎
bēn贲
zhī之
shì士
 ，
shǒu守
wèi卫
gōng宫
diàn殿
 。

In ancient times, there were 'tiger warriors' who guarded the palace.

2.

noun

a surname

A relatively uncommon Chinese surname.

Bēn贲
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
lì历
shǐ史
lǎo老
shī师
 。

Mr. Ben is our history teacher.

Lì历
shǐ史
xué学
jiā家
Bēn贲
Dé德
 。

The historian Ben De.