• 品物しなもの — goods, merchandise
• 食品しょくひん — food product
• 上品じょうひん — elegant, refined
• 下品げひん — vulgar, crude
• 品種ひんしゅ — breed, variety
• 作品さくひん — a piece of work, production

The kanji 品 is made of three 口 (mouth) symbols, suggesting a collection or variety of voices/things. It now signifies “items” or “goods,” and is also used metaphorically to refer to dignity or character.

この品物しなものは 高たかすぎます。
This item is too expensive.

上品じょうひんな服ふくを着きています。
She is wearing elegant clothes.

🎧 Listen to the reading ヒン・ホン and しな.