Chinese

方便

fāngbiàn

convenient

HSK 2
TOCFL 2

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characterChinese方 “side; aspect; party”
characterChinese便 “convenient; handy”
- ideaChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
- ideaChinese更 “to change; to replace”
  - soundChinese𰀒 “two chariots”
  - meaningChinese攴 “to hit lightly; to tap”
- componentChinese𠓥 “whip”

Sources

HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
Written form — n/a
Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0