CHARACTERS / PIN

“pin” is 5 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

1. 聘pìnto employHSK 4 · TONE 4
2. 品pǐn(bound form) articleHSK 5 · TONE 3
3. 拼pīnto piece togetherHSK 5 · TONE 1
4. 频pínfrequencyHSK 5 · TONE 2
5. 贫pínpoorHSK 6 · TONE 2