Read Edit View history 兵 bīng HSK4 soldier Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of two hands (廾) holding a weapon. Pinyin Separate values with commas bīng × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a weapon. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 兵 Simp strokes 兵 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts two hands. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 兵 Simp strokes 兵 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 兵 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 701, 758 ], [ 688, 765 ], [ 623, 775 ], [ 492, 708 ], [ 391, 672 ], [ 382, 680 ] ], [ [ 289, 693 ], [ 324, 665 ], [ 344, 638 ], [ 372, 357 ], [ 381, 339 ], [ 395, 331 ] ], [ [ 393, 514 ], [ 406, 527 ], [ 510, 537 ], [ 715, 579 ], [ 755, 576 ] ], [ [ 580, 523 ], [ 619, 486 ], [ 602, 372 ], [ 582, 358 ] ], [ [ 103, 281 ], [ 158, 272 ], [ 460, 314 ], [ 826, 349 ], [ 862, 345 ], [ 914, 327 ] ], [ [ 376, 234 ], [ 389, 214 ], [ 393, 189 ], [ 284, 104 ], [ 156, 32 ] ], [ [ 601, 222 ], [ 691, 154 ], [ 757, 92 ], [ 774, 65 ], [ 787, 23 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 383 657 Q 524 690 592 719 Q 644 737 689 743 Q 708 743 713 752 Q 717 764 705 778 Q 683 797 633 819 Q 617 829 601 828 Q 592 824 591 812 Q 587 772 368 677 C 341 665 354 650 383 657 Z", "M 385 545 Q 384 614 386 633 Q 387 646 383 657 C 381 668 381 668 368 677 Q 340 699 306 707 Q 288 713 278 705 Q 268 698 277 678 Q 305 632 318 581 Q 328 529 352 318 C 355 288 405 293 402 323 Q 392 432 387 507 L 385 545 Z", "M 618 531 Q 756 558 762 564 Q 772 573 767 582 Q 760 595 727 605 Q 700 611 591 581 Q 486 556 385 545 C 355 542 357 510 387 507 Q 426 501 524 515 Q 546 519 572 523 L 618 531 Z", "M 619 351 Q 646 457 661 487 Q 665 496 649 512 Q 633 524 618 531 C 591 544 560 550 572 523 Q 572 522 574 518 Q 589 494 576 345 C 573 315 612 322 619 351 Z", "M 352 318 Q 234 308 106 292 Q 84 291 100 271 Q 116 255 135 249 Q 159 243 176 248 Q 425 311 849 312 Q 874 312 899 311 Q 921 310 927 320 Q 933 333 915 348 Q 857 393 816 384 Q 737 369 619 351 L 576 345 Q 539 341 497 335 Q 451 331 402 323 L 352 318 Z", "M 351 201 Q 275 125 153 42 Q 138 29 155 22 Q 203 22 344 109 Q 404 154 427 159 Q 449 166 444 187 Q 437 205 401 239 Q 389 251 376 249 Q 358 245 362 229 Q 366 213 351 201 Z", "M 598 200 Q 668 133 750 35 Q 768 11 786 5 Q 796 4 805 15 Q 821 30 808 82 Q 795 148 601 236 Q 591 243 588 228 Q 587 212 598 200 Z" ] } 7 strokes 兵 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 701, 758 ], [ 688, 765 ], [ 623, 775 ], [ 492, 708 ], [ 391, 672 ], [ 382, 680 ] ], [ [ 289, 693 ], [ 324, 665 ], [ 344, 638 ], [ 372, 357 ], [ 381, 339 ], [ 395, 331 ] ], [ [ 393, 514 ], [ 406, 527 ], [ 510, 537 ], [ 715, 579 ], [ 755, 576 ] ], [ [ 580, 523 ], [ 619, 486 ], [ 602, 372 ], [ 582, 358 ] ], [ [ 103, 281 ], [ 158, 272 ], [ 460, 314 ], [ 826, 349 ], [ 862, 345 ], [ 914, 327 ] ], [ [ 376, 234 ], [ 389, 214 ], [ 393, 189 ], [ 284, 104 ], [ 156, 32 ] ], [ [ 601, 222 ], [ 691, 154 ], [ 757, 92 ], [ 774, 65 ], [ 787, 23 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 383 657 Q 524 690 592 719 Q 644 737 689 743 Q 708 743 713 752 Q 717 764 705 778 Q 683 797 633 819 Q 617 829 601 828 Q 592 824 591 812 Q 587 772 368 677 C 341 665 354 650 383 657 Z", "M 385 545 Q 384 614 386 633 Q 387 646 383 657 C 381 668 381 668 368 677 Q 340 699 306 707 Q 288 713 278 705 Q 268 698 277 678 Q 305 632 318 581 Q 328 529 352 318 C 355 288 405 293 402 323 Q 392 432 387 507 L 385 545 Z", "M 618 531 Q 756 558 762 564 Q 772 573 767 582 Q 760 595 727 605 Q 700 611 591 581 Q 486 556 385 545 C 355 542 357 510 387 507 Q 426 501 524 515 Q 546 519 572 523 L 618 531 Z", "M 619 351 Q 646 457 661 487 Q 665 496 649 512 Q 633 524 618 531 C 591 544 560 550 572 523 Q 572 522 574 518 Q 589 494 576 345 C 573 315 612 322 619 351 Z", "M 352 318 Q 234 308 106 292 Q 84 291 100 271 Q 116 255 135 249 Q 159 243 176 248 Q 425 311 849 312 Q 874 312 899 311 Q 921 310 927 320 Q 933 333 915 348 Q 857 393 816 384 Q 737 369 619 351 L 576 345 Q 539 341 497 335 Q 451 331 402 323 L 352 318 Z", "M 351 201 Q 275 125 153 42 Q 138 29 155 22 Q 203 22 344 109 Q 404 154 427 159 Q 449 166 444 187 Q 437 205 401 239 Q 389 251 376 249 Q 358 245 362 229 Q 366 213 351 201 Z", "M 598 200 Q 668 133 750 35 Q 768 11 786 5 Q 796 4 805 15 Q 821 30 808 82 Q 795 148 601 236 Q 591 243 588 228 Q 587 212 598 200 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.