兵
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Translingual[edit]
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Han character[edit]
兵 (Kangxi radical 12, 八+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 人一金 (OMC), four-corner 72801, composition ⿱丘八)
Derived characters[edit]
References[edit]
- KangXi: page 127, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1462
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 244, character 4
- Unihan data for U+5175
Chinese[edit]
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Glyph origin[edit]
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Ideogrammic compound (會意): 斤 (“a short axe”) + 廾 (“2 hands”) – a pair of hands holding a weapon.
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
兵
- weapon
- 是何異於刺人而殺之,曰:「非我也,兵也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Shì hé yìyú cì rén ér shā zhī, yuē: “Fēi wǒ yě, bīng yě.” [Pinyin]
- In what does this differ from stabbing a man and killing him, and then saying - "It was not I; it was the weapon?"
是何异于刺人而杀之,曰:“非我也,兵也。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- army; troops
- soldier (Classifier: 個/个)
- 士兵 ― shìbīng ― soldier
- warfare
- 兵者,國之大事。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Art of War, circa 5th century BCE, translated based on Lionel Giles's version
- Bīng zhě, guó zhī dàshì. [Pinyin]
- Warfare is of vital importance to the State.
兵者,国之大事。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (xiangqi) pawn; private; soldier (on the red side)
- (chess) pawn
- (Cantonese) Short for 觀音兵/观音兵 (guānyīnbīng).
- (Philippines Hokkien) police
Synonyms[edit]
- (police):
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (Chinese chess pieces) 帥/帅 (shuài)/將/将, 仕 (shì)/士 (shì), 相/象 (xiàng), 俥/伡/車/车, 傌/骂/馬/马 (mǎ), 炮/砲/炮, 兵 (bīng)/卒
Compounds[edit]
Derived terms from 兵
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See also[edit]
Chess pieces in Chinese · 國際象棋棋子 (layout · text) | |||||
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王 (wáng), 國王/国王 (guówáng) |
后 (hòu), 皇后 (huánghòu) |
車/车 (jū), 城堡 (chéngbǎo) |
象 (xiàng), 主教 (zhǔjiào) |
馬/马 (mǎ), 騎士/骑士 (qíshì) |
兵 (bīng) |
Japanese[edit]
Kanji[edit]
兵
Readings[edit]
- Go-on: ひょう (hyō, Jōyō)←ひやう (fyau, historical)
- Kan-on: へい (hei, Jōyō)←へい (fei, historical)
- Kun: つわもの (tsuwamono, 兵); いくさ (ikusa, 兵)
Etymology 1[edit]
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兵 |
つわもの Grade: 4 |
kun’yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 兵 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 兵, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2[edit]
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兵 |
へい Grade: 4 |
kan’on |
From Middle Chinese 兵 (MC pˠiæŋ). The kan'on, so a later borrowing.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- a soldier
- a war machine; a weapon
- a battle, a war
- in the old Japanese military structure, the lowest set of ranks for a soldier: a private, corporal, lance corporal
Etymology 3[edit]
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兵 |
ひょう Grade: 4 |
goon |
From Middle Chinese 兵 (MC pˠiæŋ). The goon, so an earlier borrowing.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
Korean[edit]
Hanja[edit]
兵 (eumhun 군사 병 (gunsa byeong))
Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
兵: Hán Việt readings: binh (
兵: Nôm readings: binh[1][2][3][4][5][6], banh[1][3][4][5][6], bênh[1][3][7][5], bưng[1], bành[1]
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