濒
to approach; to border on; near
16 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,209 U+6FD2
How 濒 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
氵 (semantic, “water”) + 频 (phonetic, pín)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 频
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 频 (pín) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 频 sound component | pín | frequency; repeatedly, again and again |
| 颦 | pín | to frown; to knit the brows |
Words containing 濒
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约 | Bīn wēi Yě shēng Dòng Zhí wù zhǒng Guó jì Mào yì Gōng yuē | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; CITES |
| 濒危物种 | bīn wēi wù zhǒng | endangered species |
| 濒海 | bīn hǎi | coastal; bordering the sea |
| 濒河 | bīn hé | bordering a river; riparian |
| 濒死 | bīn sǐ | nearing death; on the point of demise; approaching extinction |
| 濒于 | bīn yú | near to; approaching (collapse) |
| 濒临 | bīn lín | on the edge of; (fig.) on the verge of; close to |
| 濒近 | bīn jìn | on the brink |
| 濒灭 | bīn miè | on the brink of extinction |
| 濒危 | bīn wēi | endangered (species); in imminent danger; critically ill |