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鞭
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷

whip

HSK 7
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biān
ベン、ヘン
むち、むちうつ
편
Phonosemantic compound. 革 represents the meaning and 便 represents the sound.
Components
革 leather+ 便 convenient =
鞭 whip
革 Meaning component
gé leather
leather, animal hides
便 Phonetic component
biàn convenient
convenience, ease
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Notes
Similar Characters
勒 tighten羁 restrain (simp)羈 halter (trad)靳 strap on a horse's breast靴 boots靶 splashboard靼 tartars鞅 leather strap over鞋 shoes鞍 saddle鞏 strengthen (trad)鞑 tatars (simp)鞒 mud shoe (simp)鞔 sides or uppers鞘 scabbard鞠 bow respectfully鞣 tan鞦 leather stap (trad)鞮 leather shoes鞯 saddle blanket (simp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
鞭
Regular
Modern
Chinese
鞭 [biān]
whip or lash; to flog; to whip; conductor's baton; segmented iron weapon (old); penis (of animal, served as food)
Japanese
鞭 、 笞 、 韃 、 策 むち 、 ぶち (old) 、 ムチ 同音

noun

  1. whip; lash; scourge
  2. stick; cane; rod; pointer
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
その残酷な男は犬をムチで打った。
The cruel man beat the dog with a whip.
シンガポールでは罪人の背中を鞭で打ったり、杖で何度か叩いたりする。
In Singapore, one method of punishing criminals is to whip them, or hit them several times on the back with a cane.
Japanese Names
鞭 むち
Muchi surname
CHINESE WORDS (42)
鞭炮 [biān​pào] #23,141
firecrackers
鞭子 [biān​zi] #12,402
whip
鞭打 [biān​dǎ] #16,218
to whip
鞭策 [biān​cè] #24,399
to spur on
放鞭炮 [fàng​biān​pào] #21,269
to set off firecrackers
皮鞭 [pí​biān] #29,654
lash
教鞭 [jiào​biān] #44,270
teacher's pointer
鞭笞 [biān​chī] #37,974
to flog
马鞭 [mǎ​biān] #31,107
horsewhip
马鞭 [mǎ​biān] #31,107
horsewhip
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JAPANESE WORDS (30)
⭐ 策 [さく] #3,743
plan
鞭 [むち] #5,610
whip
鞭打つ [むちうつ] #22,663
to whip
鞭打ち [むちうち] #52,460
whipping
飴と鞭 [アメとムチ] #54,631
carrot and stick
ご鞭撻 [ごべんたつ] #55,072
encouragement
教鞭 [きょうべん] #66,678
teacher's cane
教鞭をとる [きょうべんをとる] #68,886
to teach
愛のムチ [あいのむち] #73,050
(lesson in) tough love
先鞭 [せんべん] #89,895
initiative
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