to scowl
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顰 is a 24 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as pín in the second tone.
In simplified Chinese the character 颦 is used.
It is made up of the components 頻 (frequency) and 卑 (lowly).
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 顰
Definitions for 顰 pronounced as pín
- to scowl
- to knit the brows
Vocabulary
The most common words for 顰 — see all
- lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)
- fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself
- every frown and every smile
- to knit one's brows
- to frown