Read Edit View history 鞭 biān HSK7 whip Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents ← Back to history approved by Peter Olson · May 17, 2021, 09:35 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on May 17, 2021, 09:35 PM verify Changed fields: isVerified, customSources Phonosemantic compound. 革 represents the meaning and 便 represents the sound. Components 革 革 Meaning component gé leather 便 便 Sound component biàn, pián convenience Character Evolution Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC Seal Shuowen ~100 AD Seal Shuowen ~100 AD Regular Modern ▼ More ▲ Less Historical Pronunciations Middle ChineseOld ChineseGlossBaxter-Sagartpjienpe[n] whip (n.) 說文解字 《說文》：“鞭，驅也。从革，便聲。，古文鞭。” Sources Character origin 漢語多功能字庫Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Baxter-Sagart Historical images Academia Sinica Etymology Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
