bǐng
handle
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 丙 represents the sound.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
bǐng
handle, lever, knob; authority; handle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem; sth that affords an advantage to an opponent; classifier for knives or blades
Most common words with 柄
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
handle or shaft (of an axe etc) | ||
handle | ||
a matter for ridicule | ||
handle | ||
authority |
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*[p]raŋʔ-s | pjaengH | bìng | handle (n.) |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 6.1989% of movies
2325th most common character in movies
2241st most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 9 |
Unicode | U+67C4 |
Shuowen | “柄，柯也。从木，丙聲。棅，或从秉。” |
Sources
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