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.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “weapons”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兵戈 | bīng gē | weapons; arms |
| 铁 (鐵) | tiě | iron (metal); arms |
| 兵 | bīng | soldiers; a force |
| 兵器 | bīng qì | weaponry; weapons |
| 刀枪 (刀槍) | dāo qiāng | sword and spear; weapons |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 兵刃.
| 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 |
| 迎刃而解 | yíng rèn ér jiě | lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom); fig. easily solved |
| 刀刃 | dāo rèn | knife 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.