兵 — Chinese character
兵
bīng
soldier; troops, an army; warlike
- Pinyin
- bīng
- Radical
- 12 ⼋ (Eight)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 丘 八
- Formation
- ideographic — Two hands 八 holding an axe 丘
- Japanese
- 兵 as a kanji
Common words with 兵
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 士兵 | shì bīng | soldier; 个 (gè) |
| 步兵 | bù bīng | infantry; foot |
| 民兵 | mín bīng | people's militia; militia |
| 兵团 (兵團) | bīng tuán | large military unit; formation |
| 骑兵 (騎兵) | qí bīng | cavalry |
| 兵力 | bīng lì | military strength; armed forces |
| 官兵 | guān bīng | (military) officers and soldiers; officers and men |
| 兵器 | bīng qì | weaponry; weapons |
| 出兵 | chū bīng | to send troops |
| 老兵 | lǎo bīng | old soldier; veteran; veteran (sb who has a lot of experience in some domain) |
| 当兵 (當兵) | dāng bīng | to serve in the army; to be a soldier |
| 宪兵 (憲兵) | xiàn bīng | military police |
English words written with 兵
兵 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 13 · Analects 3 · Art of War 72 · Mencius 11 · Zhuangzi 22
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 30
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 31
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 50
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 57
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 69
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 76
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 80
- Analects 12.7
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