品 (pǐn) - Product, article, grade, quality & to taste, to sample

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pǐn ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical: 口

柠七

品 · pǐn

Product, article, grade, quality;

to taste, to sample;

character, moral standing.

Product, article, grade, qualityto taste, to samplecharacter, moral standing.

Usage highlights

ProductQualityGoodsTaste/sampleMoral characterGrade/rank

Synonyms

  • 质— Quality, nature
  • 级— Grade, level
  • 尝— To taste

Antonyms

  • 劣— Inferior, low quality

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • This is a high-quality product (优质产品).
  • We need to taste the food first (品尝食物).
  • He has good moral character (人品很好).
  • The store sells various goods (商品种类繁多).

Collocations

  • Product(产品)
  • Quality(品质)
  • Goods(商品)
  • Taste/sample(品尝)
  • Moral character(人品)
  • Grade/rank(品级)

Idioms

  • To comment freely(品头论足)
  • Fine quality goods(品貌非凡)
  • High-grade and high-quality(高品高质)
  • To judge people and discuss their merits and faults(品评人物)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character 品, composed of three mouths (口), originally depicted multiple people tasting or evaluating something, hence its meanings related to judgment, quality, and grade.
  • In Confucian thought, 品 is associated with moral character and social standing, reflecting the importance of personal virtue.
  • Used historically in systems of ranking officials and classifying objects by quality.

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