Dong Chinese dictionary

bīng

soldier

Pictograph of two hands (廾) holding a weapon.

Components

斤 Iconic component

jīn

axe

Depicts a weapon.

廾 Iconic component

gǒng

two hands

Depicts two hands.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

bīng

soldier, troops; soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike; CL:個|个[gè]

Most common words with 兵

Component uses

Sound component in 4 characters (3 verified)

Remnant component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Sources