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丙
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third

HSK 7 N1
Communication →Language
bǐng
ヘイ
ひのえ
병
Depicts a platform to put things on. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
丙
Regular
Modern
Chinese
丙 [bǐng]
third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí​tiān​gān]; third in order; letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 165°; propyl
Japanese
丙 へい 、 ひのえ 同音

noun

  1. third rank; third class; third person (in a contract, etc.)
  2. third sign of the Chinese calendar (esp. ひのえ)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
丙 あき
Aki surname
丙 あきら
Akira female given name
丙 ひのえ
Hinoe female given name
丙 ふくさき
Fukusaki unclassified name
丙 ふくざき
Fukuzaki unclassified name
丙 へい
Hei place name
丙 みねさき
Minesaki unclassified name
丙 みねざき
Minezaki unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (58)
丙烷 [bǐng​wán] #17,601
propane
丙酮 [bǐng​tóng] #24,812
acetone CH3COCH
丙烯酸 [bǐng​xī​suān] #27,027
acrylic acid C3H4O2
聚丙烯 [jù​bǐng​xī] #46,226
polypropylene
丙烯 [bǐng​xī] #63,713
propylene C3H6
丙型肝炎 [bǐng​xíng​gān​yán] #36,207
hepatitis C
丙二醇 [bǐng​'èr​chún] #37,061
propylene glycol
丙醇 [bǐng​chún] #46,993
propanol
丙氨酸 [bǐng​'ān​suān] #37,744
alanine (Ala), an amino acid
丙子 [bǐng​zǐ] #43,453
thirteenth year C1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1996 or 2056
48 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (10)
丙午 [ひのえうま] #113,410
Fire Horse (43rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1906, 1966, 2026)
丙種 [へいしゅ] #149,427
third grade
丙寅 [ひのえとら] #153,837
Fire Tiger (3rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)
甲乙丙丁 [こうおつへいてい] #161,831
A, B, C and D
丙子 [ひのえね] #191,200
Fire Rat (13th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1936, 1996, 2056)
甲乙丙 [こうおつへい] #191,239
A, B and C
丙戌 [ひのえいぬ] #208,297
Fire Dog (23rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1946, 2006, 2066)
丙辰 [ひのえたつ] #214,194
Fire Dragon (53rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1916, 1976, 2036)
丙申 [ひのえさる] #282,466
Fire Monkey (33rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1956, 2016, 2076)
丙夜 [へいや]
third division of the night (approx. 11pm to 1am)