to scowl
颦 is a 21 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as pín in the second tone.
In traditional Chinese the character 顰 is used.
It is made up of the components 频 (frequency) and 卑 (lowly).
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 颦
Definitions for 颦 pronounced as pín
- to scowl
- to knit the brows
Vocabulary
The most common words for 颦 — 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