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Keyword
to knit the brows
  • to frown
Frequency
#5661
Strokes
21
Readings
pín
Mnemonic
卑 (despise) gives the meaning and 频 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
一颦一笑yīpínyīxiào
every frown and every smile
颦pín
to scowl; to knit the brows
东施效颦DōngShīxiàopín
lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom); fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself