避兵缯 / 避兵繒

bì​bīng​zēng

longevity thread

a multi-colored silk thread worn as an amulet to ward off evil or danger, traditionally associated with the Dragon Boat Festival

避 (literal) → 避 · bì · to prevent 兵 (literal) → 兵 · bīng · weapons 缯 (literal) → 缯/繒 · zēng · silk fabrics

Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM