bén
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɓɛn˧˥/
Central
/ɓɛ̰ŋ˩˧/
Southern
/ɓɛŋ˧˥/
sharp
3 senses
Adjective
sharp
Verb
to touch
Verb
to catch fire
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Adjective
Sense 1
Adjective
sharp
Properties & States
Having an edge or a point that is able to cut or pierce things easily.
vi Con dao này rất bén nên bạn phải cẩn thận.
en This knife is very sharp, so you must be careful.
Verb
Sense 2
Verb
to touch
To come into physical contact with something or to set an object in a place.
vi Đừng để tay bén vào những vật sắc nhọn này.
en Do not let your hands touch these sharp objects.
Sense 3
Verb
to catch fire
Used to describe the moment when something begins to burn or catches on fire.
vi Ngọn lửa đã bén vào đống củi khô.
en The fire has caught onto the pile of dry wood.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𤊰
Candidates by syllable
bén
𤊰（𤓩 / 𨰺）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.