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folding screen

HSK 6
píng
ヘイ、ビョウ
おお.う、しりぞ.く、びょう.ぶ
Phonosemantic compound. 户 represents the meaning and 并 represents the sound.
Components
family+ to combine =
folding screen
Meaning component
family
door
Phonetic component
bìng to combine
variant of 並|并[bìng]
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[bīng]
see 屏營|屏营[bīng​yíng]
[bǐng]
to get rid of; to put aside; to reject; to keep control; to hold (one's breath)
[píng]
(standing) screen
Japanese
へい 同音

noun

  1. wall
  2. fence
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
へい
Hei surname