柄
bǐng HSK7

handle

柄 bǐng
classifier measure word
measure word for knives, swords, umbrellas, or objects with handles

他的腰间别着一柄短刀。

tā de yāo​jiān bié zhe yī bǐng duǎn​dāo.

He had a short sword tucked into his waist.

handle noun
the handle or shaft of a tool, weapon, or utensil

这把斧头的木柄已经裂开了。

zhè bǎ fǔ​tóu de mù bǐng yǐ​jīng liè​kāi le.

The wooden handle of this axe has cracked.

leverage noun
something used as a handle to control someone or a point of weakness used for blackmail

他以此为柄，大肆攻击对方。

tā yǐ cǐ wéi bǐng, dà​sì gōng​jī duì​fāng.

He used this as leverage to launch a fierce attack on the opponent.

stem noun
the stalk or stem of a leaf, flower, or fruit

他轻轻摘下了带有长柄的叶子。

tā qīng​qīng zhāi​xià le dài​yǒu cháng bǐng de yè​zi.

He gently plucked the leaf with the long petiole.

Cross-References

Has variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
2,241st most common 27.0 per million
Movie subtitles
2,325th most common 11.4 per million appears in 6% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
3.96 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
10.3 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 7
Strokes
9
Unicode
U+67C4

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)