弁

Glyph origin

 * hands (廾) placing a hat (厶) on someone’s head.

Etymology 1

 * “cap; to wear a cap; low-ranking military officer; to place before or above”
 * Possibly related to.

Definitions

 * 1) conical cap worn during the Zhou dynasty
 * 2)   to wear a cap (usually to indicate adulthood)
 * 3)  low-ranking military officer
 * 4) to place before or above
 * 5)  quick; rushed
 * 6)  to panic; to shudder
 * 1)  to panic; to shudder

Definitions

 * 1)  happy

Kanji

 * 1) hat

Usage notes
In Japan, this character is shinjitai of 3 characters, 辨, 瓣, 辯. Furthermore, in modern usage, this character is used to replace 辮 and 辦.

Kanji

 * 1) to distinguish

Kanji

 * 1) petal
 * 2) valve

Kanji

 * 1) speech

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) discrimination

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) petal
 * 2) valve

Etymology 3
From.

Suffix

 * 1) dialect