Hanja Analyzer
兵

兵 — byeong

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
병사 병
Romanization
byeong
English
soldier, troops
Mandarin
bīng
Japanese on'yomi
ヘイ, ヒョウ
Japanese kun'yomi
つわもの
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 4
Newspaper frequency
#522 of 2,500
Strokes
7
Radical
八 (12, 5 residual)
Unicode
U+5175

Parts that make up 兵

  • 丘 언덕 구 솟은 언덕언덕. ‘구’ 계열의 소리
  • 八 여덟 팔 좌우로 갈라진 획 둘나뉘고 갈라지는 것

How 兵 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 兵 as a ideographic compound involving 斤, 廾.

Korean example words with 兵

  • 적병敵兵 Korean gloss: 적의 병사
  • 병갑兵甲 Korean gloss: 무장한 병사
  • 병량兵糧 Korean gloss: 군대의 양식
  • 병식兵食 Korean gloss: 군대의 양식
  • 수병水兵 Korean gloss: 해군의 병사
  • 동병動兵 Korean gloss: 군사를 일으킴
  • 모병募兵 Korean gloss: 병정을 모집함
  • 수병守兵 Korean gloss: 수비하는 군사
  • 양병養兵 Korean gloss: 군사를 양성함
  • 파병派兵 Korean gloss: 군대를 파견함
  • 과병寡兵 Korean gloss: 매우 적은 병력
  • 무병武兵 Korean gloss: 용맹스러운 병사

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 兵

  • 核兵器かくへいき nuclear weapon
  • 兵器へいき arms; weapon; ordnance
  • 兵士へいし soldier
  • 兵へい (common) soldier; rank and file; army
  • 化学兵器かがくへいき chemical weapon
  • 派兵はへい dispatch of troops
  • 兵力へいりょく military force; force of arms; strength of an army
  • 民兵みんぺい militia; militiaman
  • 軍兵ぐんぴょう armed forces; battle troops
  • 海兵隊かいへいたい Marine Corps; Royal Marines
  • 兵員へいいん military strength; military personnel
  • 徴兵ちょうへい conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment

Other hanja read “병”

Other hanja with radical 八

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