兵 (bīng) — Chinese Character

兵

bīng

soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike

Radical: 八 HSK 4 n ideographic

Components & Etymology

兵 decomposes into the following components:

丘八

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 兵.

举兵

jǔ bīng

交兵

jiāo bīng

in a state of war

伏兵

fú bīng

hidden troops

休兵

xiū bīng

to cease fire

伞兵

sǎn bīng

paratrooper

佣兵

yōng bīng

兴兵

xīng bīng

to send troops

兵书

bīng shū

a book on the art of war

兵乱

bīng luàn

confusion of war

兵刃

bīng rèn

(bladed) weapons

兵制

bīng zhì

military system

兵力

bīng lì

military strength

Characters that share the radical 八.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.