偏

Readings

Pinyin: piān

Wade-Giles: pien

Hangul: 편

Korean MC: pyeon

Korean MR: p'yŏn

Katakana: ヘン

Hepburn: hen

thiên

biased

• Partial, prejudiced. Inclined to one side; leaning; one-sided. Determined, in a negative sense. (Skt. avanata, pārśva; parivañcayitṛ) [resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa]
• Alone, only. [resp. Charles Muller]
• Sometimes, due to graphical similarities, this word is also used for its exact opposite 遍 and 徧, meaning whole, perfect, universal. [resp. Charles Muller]
• To transform, overturn, change. [resp. Charles Muller]

Dictionary References:

Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.), 1113b

Zen Dust (Sasaki), 299

Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura), 1210b

Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa), 0145

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