懂中文 Dong Chinese

顰

pín

frown

Components
頻 sound component

頻  Sound component

pín

  

frequently

卑 meaning component

卑  Meaning component

bēi

  

humble, inferior

despise

Evolution

顰 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
顰 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

颦 (顰) 

pín

frown, knit brows; with knitted; to scowl; to knit the brows

Most common words with 顰
Freq.
Word
Meaning

一颦一笑

every frown and every smile

颦

to scowl

东施效颦

lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)