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炳
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bright (70b3)

HSK 10
Nature →Elements
bǐng
ヘイ
あきらか
병
Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 丙 represents the sound.
Components
火 fire+ 丙 third =
炳 bright (70b3)
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
丙 Phonetic component
bǐng third
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Notes
Similar Characters
光 ray叟 man堇 yellow尉 officer灭 wipe (simp)灰 ashes灷 tinder災 disaster (trad/jp)灾 disaster (simp)炎 inflammation炏 flame烦 bother (simp)煩 vexed (trad/jp)票 ticket秋 autumn赤 crimson伙 mate (simp)狄 tribe from northern china钬 element (simp)尞 burnt offering
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 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)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
炳
Regular
Modern
Chinese
炳 [bǐng]
bright; brilliant; luminous
Japanese
炳 へい 同音
adj-tadv-to obsolete bright; shining; clear; evident
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (12)
彪炳 [biāo​bǐng] #47,500
shining
章炳麟 [Zhāng​Bǐng​lín] #62,188
Zhang Taiyan 章太炎 (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual around the time of the Xinhai revolution
炳耀 [bǐng​yào] #68,594
bright and luminous
彪炳千古 [biāo​bǐng​qiān​gǔ] #69,431
to shine through the ages (idiom)
炳文 [bǐng​wén]
luminous style
炳烛 [bǐng​zhú]
by bright candlelight
炳焕 [bǐng​huàn]
bright and brilliant
炳然 [bǐng​rán]
to be manifest for everyone to see
炳焕 [bǐng​huàn]
bright and brilliant
炳烛 [bǐng​zhú]
by bright candlelight
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JAPANESE WORDS (3)
炳乎 [へいこ] #207,834
bright
炳然 [へいぜん] #236,865
bright
炳として [へいとして] #299,908
clearly