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Chinese symbol for “weapons”

兵刃
bīng rèn
(bladed) weapons

The closest CC-CEDICT match for weapons is 兵刃 (bīng rèn), defined as: (bladed) weapons.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

兵 bīng
soldier; troops, an army; warlike
radical 12 ⼋ · 7 strokes
刃 rèn
edged tool, cutlery, knife edge
radical 18 ⼑ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “weapons”

WordPinyinMeaning
兵戈bīng gēweapons; arms
铁 (鐵)tiěiron (metal); arms
兵bīngsoldiers; a force
兵器bīng qìweaponry; weapons
刀枪 (刀槍)dāo qiāngsword and spear; weapons

Related words

Other words that share a character with 兵刃.

WordPinyinMeaning
士兵shì bīngsoldier; 个 (gè)
步兵bù bīnginfantry; foot
民兵mín bīngpeople's militia; militia
兵团 (兵團)bīng tuánlarge military unit; formation
骑兵 (騎兵)qí bīngcavalry
兵力bīng lìmilitary strength; armed forces
迎刃而解yíng rèn ér jiělit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom); fig. easily solved
刀刃dāo rènknife blade; crucial point

See also: Japanese symbol for “weapons”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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