• 398th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 156 words
  • Component in 15 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bīng (bing1)soldiers • a force • an army • weapons • arms • military • warlike • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bīng (bing1)The component is pronounced as 'bīng' (bing1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

兵器 
士兵 
奇兵 
特种兵 (特種兵)

Uncommon

兵刃 
兵力 
兵团 (兵團)
兵法 
兵营 (兵營)
兵马俑 (兵馬俑)
出兵 
官兵 
招兵买马 (招兵買馬)
新兵 
当兵 (當兵)
老兵 
骑兵 (騎兵)

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  • 2579th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 20 words
  • Component in 15 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (cu4)variant of 猝, abrupt • sudden • unexpected
2. (zu2)soldier • servant • to finish • to die • finally • at last • pawn in Chinese chess

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (cu4)The component is pronounced as 'cōng' (cong1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (cu4)The component is pronounced as 'cóng' (cong2). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for (zu2)The component is pronounced as 'zòng' (zong4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

小卒 

Uncommon

兵卒 
卒业 (卒業)
士卒 
走卒 
郁卒 (鬱卒)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.