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Translingual
Stroke order
Han character
兵 (Kangxi radical 12, 八 +5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 人一金 (OMC ), four-corner 72801 , composition ⿱丘 八 )
Derived characters
乒 , 乓 , 㑟 , 㙃 , 娦 , 捠 , 浜 , 梹 , 鋲 , 宾 , 鬂
𠴇 , 𭜾 , 𪻤 , 𮀠 , 𮇡 , 𦛼 , 𮔐 , 𮫽 , 𮝶 , 𠔦 , 𨛪 , 𠓫 , 𠡥 , 𮏊 , 𭼑 , 𧇀 , 𨴴 , 𡇥 , 𦷇 , 𮆔
𰴀 , 𰷒 , 𰁃
References
Kangxi Dictionary: 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
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 兵
Shang
Western Zhou
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han )
Liushutong (compiled in Ming )
Oracle bone script
Bronze inscriptions
Small seal script
Transcribed ancient scripts
b03381
b03382
b03383
b03384
b03385
b03386
Transcribed ancient scripts
L33068
L33069
L33070
L33071
L33072
L33073
L10409
L10410
L10411
L10412
L10413
References :
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation ), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:
Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
Old Chinese
浜
*praːŋ, *praːŋʔ
捠
*praːŋ
兵
*praŋ
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意 ): 斤 ( “ a short axe ” ) + 廾 ( “ 2 hands ” ) – a pair of hands holding a weapon. Unrelated to 丘 .
Pronunciation 1
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : bīng (bing1 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄅㄧㄥ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : bin1
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : бин (bin, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : bing1
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : ben1
Gan (Wiktionary ) : bin1
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : pîn
(Hailu , HRS ) : binˋ
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : bin1
Jin (Wiktionary ) : bing1
Northern Min (KCR ) : béng
Eastern Min (BUC ) : bĭng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing ): bing1
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : peng / piaⁿ
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : bian1
Wu (Shanghai , Wugniu ) : 1 pin
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : bin1
Mandarin
Cantonese
Gan
Hakka
Jin
Northern Min
Eastern Min
Puxian Min
Southern Min
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Jinjiang , Hui'an , Zhangpu , General Taiwanese , Philippines )
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , General Taiwanese )
Note :
peng - literary (generally used);
piaⁿ - vernacular (limited, e.g. 兵部 ).
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
兵
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
bīng
Middle Chinese
‹ pjæng ›
Old Chinese
/*praŋ/
English
weapon
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
兵
Reading #
1/1
No.
865
Phonetic component
兵
Rime group
陽
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
兵
Old Chinese
/*praŋ/
Definitions
兵
weapon
是 何 異於 刺 人 而 殺 之 ,曰 :「非 我 也 ,兵 也 。」 是 何 异于 刺 人 而 杀 之 ,曰 :「非 我 也 ,兵 也 。」 From: Mencius , c. 4th century BCE , translated based on James Legge 's versionShì hé yìyú cì rén ér shā zhī, yuē: “Fēi wǒ yě, bīng yě.” In what does this differ from stabbing a man and killing him, and then saying - "It was not I; it was the weapon ?"
army ; troops
soldier ; warrior (Classifier : 個 / 个 )
士兵 ― shìbīng ― soldier
warfare
( xiangqi ) pawn ; private ; soldier : 🩦 (on the red side)
( chess ) pawn
( Cantonese ) short for 觀音兵 / 观音兵 ( guānyīnbīng )
Coordinate terms
(Chinese chess pieces ) 帥 / 帅 ( shuài ) / 將 / 将 ( jiàng ) , 仕 ( shì ) / 士 ( shì ) , 相 / 象 ( xiàng ) , 俥 / 伡 / 車 / 车 ( jū ) , 傌 / 㐷 / 馬 / 马 ( mǎ ) , 炮 / 砲 / 炮 , 兵 ( bīng ) / 卒 ( zú )
See also
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
兵
( Philippine Hokkien ) police
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
警察 (“police; police officer”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
警察 , 警官 , 警員
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
警察 , 雷子 argot
Taiwan
警察
Chifeng
警察
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
警察
Harbin
警察
Shenyang
警察
Malaysia
警察 , 馬打
Singapore
警察 , 馬打 dated
Jilu Mandarin
Tianjin
警察
Tangshan
警察
Cangzhou
民警
Baoding
警察
Shijiazhuang
警察
Jinan
警察
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Yantai (Muping)
警察
Qingdao
警察
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
警察
Wanrong
警察
Zhengzhou
警察
Xi'an
警察
Xining
警察
Xuzhou
警察
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
警察
Lanzhou
警察
Ürümqi
警察
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
警察
Chongqing
警察
Wuhan
警察
Guiyang
警察 , 警士 dated , 警士先生 dated face-to-face , 貓菜 dated nickname
Kunming
警察
Guilin
警察
Liuzhou
警察 , 警伯 playful
Binyang (Nanjie)
警察 , 走狗 argot
Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)
警察
Dagudi (Maliba)
警察
Reshuitang (Longling)
警察
Mae Salong (Lancang)
警察
Mae Sai (Tengchong)
警察
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
警察
Yangzhou
警察
Nantong
警察
Hefei
警察
Cantonese
Guangzhou
警察 , 差人 , 差佬 male , 老二 dated
Hong Kong
警察 , 差人 , 阿Sir male , madam female , 差佬 male, slightly derogatory , 差婆 female, slightly derogatory , 警犬 derogatory , 狗 derogatory , 龜 derogatory , 老更 dated
Taishan
警察
Dongguan
阿Sir , 差佬
Qinzhou
警察 , 差佬
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
警察 , 公安
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
警察 , 公安 , 差佬
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
警察
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
馬打
Singapore (Guangfu)
馬打
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
公安 , 綠衣 , 警察
Móng Cái
警察 , 公安
Gan
Lichuan
警察
Hakka
Meixian
警察
Yudu
警察
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
警察
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
警察
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
警察
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
巡查 , 警察
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
警察
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
巡查
Huizhou
Jixi
警察
Shexian
警察
Jin
Taiyuan
警察
Xinzhou
警察 , 小對子 dated
Linhe
警察
Jining
警察
Hohhot
警察
Zhangjiakou
警察
Handan
警察
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
警察
Fuqing
警察
Matsu
警察
Southern Min
Xiamen
警察 , 馬打 dated , 烏跤 dated, derogatory
Quanzhou
警察
Zhangzhou
警察 , 烏跤 dated, derogatory
Taipei
大人
Kaohsiung
警察
Yilan
警察
Changhua (Lukang)
警察
Taichung
巡查
Taichung (Wuqi)
警察
Tainan
大人 , 賊頭 GT, derogatory
Hsinchu
警察
Kinmen
馬打
Penghu (Magong)
大人
Penang (Hokkien)
馬打
Singapore (Hokkien)
馬打 , 大狗
Manila (Hokkien)
兵 , 警察 , 臭兵 derogatory
Guilin (Biyange)
警察
Chaozhou
警察
Shantou
警察
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
馬打
Singapore (Teochew)
馬打 , 大狗 , 大狗兄
Batam (Teochew)
馬打
Haikou
警察
Central Min
Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)
警察
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
警察, 差佬
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
警察
Wu
Shanghai
警察 , 黑貓警長 , 黑貓 , 老貓
Shanghai (Chongming)
警察
Suzhou
警察
Danyang
警察
Ningbo
警察 , 警察爛眼 derogatory
Wenzhou
警察
Jinhua
警察
Xiang
Changsha
警察
Loudi
警察
Note
GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
兵
( Hokkien , folk religion) malicious spirit
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
兵
(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji )
Readings
Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 兵 – see the following entry.
(This term, 兵 , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 兵 (MC pjaeng ). The kan'on , so a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
兵( へい ) • (hei )
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
From Middle Chinese 兵 (MC pjaeng ). The goon , so an earlier borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
兵( ひょう ) • (hyō )
soldier
another name for 歩( ふ ) ( fu ) in shogi
Synonyms
References
Korean
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium . Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
兵 (eumhun 군사 병 ( gunsa byeong ) )
hanja form? of 병 ( “ soldier ” )
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
兵 : Hán Việt readings: binh (補 ( bổ ) 明 ( minh ) 切 ( thiết ) )
兵 : Nôm readings: binh , banh , bênh , bưng , bành
chữ Hán form of binh ( “ military troops ” )
Compounds
References