# 炳

| 炳 | U+70B3, &#28851; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-70B3 |
| ← 炲 [U+70B2] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 炴 → [U+70B4] |

## Translingual
### Han character

炳 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 火一人月 (FMOB), four-corner 9182$_7$, composition ⿰火丙)
* bright, luminous
* glorious

#### Derived characters

* 𦳼

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 669, character 1
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18960
* Dae Jaweon: page 1078, character 6
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2194, character 15
* Unihan data for U+70B3

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 更 | *kraːŋ, *kraːŋs |
| 粳 | *kraːŋ |
| 埂 | *kraːŋ, *kraːŋʔ |
| 浭 | *kraːŋ |
| 稉 | *kraːŋ |
| 梗 | *kraːŋʔ |
| 哽 | *kraːŋʔ |
| 綆 | *kraːŋʔ |
| 鯁 | *kraːŋʔ |
| 挭 | *kraːŋʔ |
| 骾 | *kraːŋʔ |
| 郠 | *kraːŋʔ |
| 硬 | *ŋɡraːŋs, *ŋɡraːŋs |
| 鞕 | *ŋɡraːŋs |
| 丙 | *pqraŋʔ |
| 炳 | *praŋʔ |
| 邴 | *praŋʔ, *praŋs |
| 怲 | *praŋʔ, *praŋs |
| 苪 | *praŋʔ |
| 蛃 | *praŋʔ |
| 昺 | *praŋʔ |
| 昞 | *praŋʔ |
| 窉 | *praŋʔ |
| 柄 | *praŋʔ, *praŋs |
| 鈵 | *praŋs |
| 寎 | *praŋs |
| 病 | *braŋs |

### Etymology

Unger (1986) reconstructs Old Chinese pronunciation as *pl(j)aŋʔ and considers this item part of a word family under 陽 (OC *laŋ) and related to Thai ปลั่ง (bplàng, “bright”); alternatively, Schuessler (2007) reconstructs OC *br(j)aŋʔ and includes this in an Austroasiatic word family under 亮 (OC *raŋs). See there for more.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bǐng (bing$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄥˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bing$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): péng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bêng$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bǐng
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bǐng
*** Wade–Giles: ping$^3$
*** Yale: bǐng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biing
*** Palladius: бин (bin)
*** Sinological IPA : /piŋ²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bing$^2$
*** Yale: bíng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bing$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bing$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /pɪŋ³⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: péng
*** Tâi-lô: píng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: peang
*** IPA (Xiamen): /piɪŋ⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /piɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /piɪŋ⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bêng$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: péng
*** Sinological IPA : /peŋ⁵²/
* Middle Chinese: pjaengX
Rime :
| Character | 炳 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 幫 (1) |
| Final (韻) | 庚 (111) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 兵永切 |
| Baxter | pjaengX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /pˠiæŋ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /pᵚiaŋ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /piaŋ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /piajŋ$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /piɐŋ$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /pĭɐŋ$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /pi̯ɐŋ$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | bǐng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | bing$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*praŋʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 炳 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 884 |
| Phonetic component | 丙 |
| Rime group | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 丙 |
| Old Chinese | /*praŋʔ/ |

### Definitions

炳
* bright; luminous
* to shine
* notable; remarkable; outstanding; prominent; marked; striking; distinctive
* to ignite; to set on fire; to light; to kindle

#### Synonyms

* (bright):
* 亮堂 (liàngtáng)
* 光亮 (guāngliàng)
* 光明 (guāngmíng)
* 光線充足／光线充足 (guāngxiàn chōngzú)
* 明亮 (míngliàng)
* 明朗 (mínglǎng)
* 晴朗 (qínglǎng) (of the sky)
* 清朗 (qīnglǎng) (of the sky)
* 皓 (hào) (literary, or in compounds)
* 皓旰 (hàogàn) (literary)
* 皦皦 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary)
* 麟麟 (línlín) (literary)
* (to shine):
* 光照 (guāngzhào)
* 光耀 (guāngyào)
* 映照 (yìngzhào)
* 炫耀 (xuànyào)
* 照射 (zhàoshè)
* 照耀 (zhàoyào)
* 照臨／照临 (zhàolín) (literary)
* 彪炳 (biāobǐng) (literary)
* 輝映／辉映 (huīyìng)
* (notable):
* 不得了 (bùdéliǎo) (colloquial)
* 了不得 (colloquial)
* 了不起 (liǎobùqǐ) (colloquial)
* 了勿起 (Wu)
* 佼佼 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary)
* 俊偉／俊伟 (jùnwěi) (literary)
* 偉大／伟大 (wěidà)
* 傑出／杰出 (jiéchū)
* 傲人 (àorén) (nowadays especially of breasts, body curve)
* 優異／优异 (yōuyì)
* 優秀／优秀 (yōuxiù)
* 優越／优越 (yōuyuè)
* 出挑 (chhut-thio) (Quanzhou Hokkien)
* 出擢 (Hokkien)
* 出眾／出众 (chūzhòng)
* 出腳／出脚 (Hokkien)
* 出色 (chūsè)
* 勢面／势面 (Hokkien)
* 勿得了 (Wu)
* 卓然 (zhuórán) (literary)
* 卓犖／卓荦 (zhuóluò) (literary)
* 卓異／卓异 (zhuóyì) (literary)
* 卓著 (zhuózhù)
* 卓越 (zhuóyuè)
* 厲害／厉害 (lìhài) (informal)
* 咧斗 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 咧斗 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 好極了／好极了 (hǎo jíle)
* 尤異／尤异 (yóuyì) (literary)
* 崢嶸／峥嵘 (zhēngróng)
* 彰顯／彰显 (zhāngxiǎn)
* 惡實／恶实 (o$^5$ shr$^6$) (Xiang, used as a complement)
* 打得 (Hakka)
* 挺 (tǐng)
* 斐然 (fěirán)
* 棒 (bàng) (colloquial)
* 標青／标青 (biu$^1$ ceng$^1$) (Cantonese, Teochew)
* 漂亮
* 牛 (niú) (Mandarin, slang)
* 牛鬼 (Guilin Mandarin)
* 特出 (tèchū)
* 特異／特异 (tèyì)
* 犀利 (xīlì) (originally Cantonese, sometimes Mandarin)
* 皦皦 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary)
* 看家 (kānjiā) (attributive, of skill, ability, etc.)
* 穩／稳 (wěn) (slang, neologism)
* 突出 (tūchū)
* 英英 (yīngyīng) (literary)
* 蓋帽／盖帽 (gàimào) (slang)
* 表表 (biǎobiǎo) (literary)
* 超凡 (chāofán)
* 超卓 (chāozhuó) (literary)
* 超常 (chāocháng)
* 超拔 (chāobá) (literary)
* 超絕／超绝 (chāojué)
* 非凡 (fēifán)
* 響噹噹／响当当 (xiǎngdāngdāng)
* 顯著／显著 (xiǎnzhù)
* 高強／高强 (gāoqiáng)
* (to ignite):
* 放
* 燃 (rán) (literary, or in compounds)
* 發火／发火 (fāhuǒ)
* 點燃／点燃 (diǎnrán)
* 點著／点着 (diǎnzháo)

#### Compounds

* 功業彪炳／功业彪炳
* 戰功彪炳／战功彪炳
* 文炳雕龍／文炳雕龙
* 炳如日星
* 炳文
* 炳曜
* 炳炳烺烺
* 炳炳鑿鑿／炳炳凿凿
* 炳炳麟麟
* 炳然
* 炳煥／炳焕
* 炳燭／炳烛 (bǐngzhú)
* 炳燭之明／炳烛之明
* 炳燭夜遊／炳烛夜游
* 炳若日星
* 炳著
* 炳蔚
* 炳賁／炳贲
* 炳靈寺／炳灵寺
* 彪炳 (biāobǐng)
* 彪炳千古 (biāobǐngqiāngǔ)

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* clear & bright

#### Readings

* Go-on: ひょう (hyō)
* Kan-on: へい (hei)
* Kun: あきらか (akiraka, 炳らか)

#### Compounds

* 炳焉(へいえん) (heien)
* 炳乎(へいこ) (heiko)
* 炳然(へいぜん) (heizen)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 炳
* へい Hyōgai
* kan'on

### Adjective

炳(へい) • (hei) $^†$-tari (adnominal 炳(へい)とした (hei to shita) or 炳(へい)たる (hei taru), adverbial 炳(へい)と (hei to) or 炳(へい)として (hei to shite))
* bright, shining,
* clear to the eye

## Korean
### Hanja

炳 • (byeong) (hangeul 병, revised byeong, McCune–Reischauer pyŏng, Yale pyeng)
* bright, luminous
* glorious

## Vietnamese
### Han character

炳: Hán Nôm readings: bình, bính, bỉnh, bảnh, bãnh
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#### References

* Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
* Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
* Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville