# 兵

| 兵 | U+5175, &#20853; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5175 |
| ← 兴 [U+5174] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 其 → [U+5176] |

## Translingual
### Han character

兵 (Kangxi radical 12, 八+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 人一金 (OMC), four-corner 7280$_1$, composition ⿱丘八)

#### Derived characters

* 乒, 乓, 㑟, 㙃, 娦, 捠, 浜, 梹, 鋲, 宾, 鬂
* 𠴇, 𭜾, 𪻤, 𮀠, 𮇡, 𦛼, 𮔐, 𮫽, 𮝶, 𠔦, 𨛪, 𠓫, 𠡥, 𮏊, 𭼑, 𧇀, 𨴴, 𡇥, 𦷇, 𮆔
* 𰴀, 𰷒, 𰁃

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 127, character 10
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1462
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 244, character 4
* Unihan data for U+5175

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 兵 :
| Shang | Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| Oracle bone scriptj05124j05125j05126Bronze inscriptionsb03381b03382b03383b03384b03385b03386Small seal scripts01979s01980s01981Transcribed ancient scriptsL33068L33069L33070L33071L33072L33073L10409L10410L10411L10412L10413 ||||
| References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script). ||||
| | Old Chinese |
| 浜 | *praːŋ, *praːŋʔ |
| 捠 | *praːŋ |
| 兵 | *praŋ |
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 斤 (“a short axe”) + 廾 (“2 hands”) – a pair of hands holding a weapon. Unrelated to 丘.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): bīng (bing$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄥ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): bin$^1$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): бин (bin, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): bing$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ben$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): bin$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): pîn
    (Hailu, HRS): bin$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): bin$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): bing$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): béng
* Eastern Min (BUC): bĭng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): bing$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): piaⁿ / phiaⁿ / peng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bian$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$pin
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): bin$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bīng
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bing
*** Wade–Giles: ping$^1$
*** Yale: bīng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bing
*** Palladius: бин (bin)
*** Sinological IPA : /piŋ⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (兵兒 / 兵儿)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bīngr
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bingr
*** Wade–Giles: ping$^1$-ʼrh
*** Yale: bīngr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biengl
*** Palladius: бинр (binr)
*** Sinological IPA : /piɤ̯̃ɻ⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: bin$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: bin
*** Sinological IPA : /pin⁵⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: бин (bin, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /piŋ²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bing$^1$
*** Yale: bīng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bing$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bing$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pɪŋ⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ben$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pen³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: bin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pin⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pîn
*** Hakka Romanization System: bin$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: bin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /pin²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: bin$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /pin⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: bin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /pin⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: bing$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /piŋ¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: béng
*** Sinological IPA : /peiŋ⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: bĭng
*** Sinological IPA : /piŋ⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: bing$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /piŋ⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piaⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: piann
*** Phofsit Daibuun: pviaf
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /piã³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /piã⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phiaⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: phiann
*** Phofsit Daibuun: phviaf
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /pʰiã⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Philippines): /pʰiã³³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Hui'an, Zhangpu, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: peng
*** Tâi-lô: ping
*** Phofsit Daibuun: pefng
*** IPA (Zhangpu): /pɛŋ⁵⁵/
*** IPA (Hui'an): /peŋ³³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /piɪŋ³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ⁴⁴/
* piaⁿ - vernacular;
* phiaⁿ - vernacular (“police”);
* peng - literary (“pawn”).
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit兵 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /piŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /piŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /piŋ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /piŋ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /piŋ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /piŋ²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /piŋ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /piə̃⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /piŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /pĩn³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /piŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /pin⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /pin⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /pin⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /pĩ/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /pin³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /pin²¹/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /piəŋ¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /piŋ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /pĩŋ³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /piŋ⁵³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /pin⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /pin³³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /peŋ³³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /piʌ̃³¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /pɛ¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /pin³³/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /pin³³/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /pin⁴²/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /pin⁴⁴/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /pin²⁴/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /peŋ⁵³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /peŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /piŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /piŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /piŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /peiŋ⁵⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /piã³³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /ʔbeŋ²³/ /ʔbia²³/ |
* Middle Chinese: pjaeng
Rime :
| Character | 兵 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 幫 (1) |
| Final (韻) | 庚 (111) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 甫明切 |
| Baxter | pjaeng |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /pˠiæŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /pᵚiaŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /piaŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /piajŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /piɐŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /pĭɐŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /pi̯ɐŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | bīng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | bing$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*praŋ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*praŋ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 兵 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | bīng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ pjæng › |
| Old Chinese | /*praŋ/ |
| English | weapon |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 兵 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 865 |
| Phonetic component | 兵 |
| Rime group | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 兵 |
| Old Chinese | /*praŋ/ |

### Definitions

兵
* weapon
    From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Shì hé yìyú cì rén ér shā zhī, yuē: “Fēi wǒ yě, bīng yě.” [Pinyin]
    In what does this differ from stabbing a man and killing him, and then saying - "It was not I; it was the weapon?"
* army; troops
    From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
    Yōu Wáng jǔ fēnghuǒ zhēng bīng, bīng mò zhì. [Pinyin]
    King You lit the signal beacons to summon the troops, but none arrived.
    From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
    Yù qiáng bīng zhě, wù fù qí mín. [Pinyin]
    To empower the armies, one must first enrich the civilians.
* soldier; warrior (Classifier: 個／个)
    士兵 ― shìbīng ― soldier
* warfare
    From: The Art of War, circa 5th century BCE, translated based on Lionel Giles's version
    Bīng zhě, guó zhī dàshì. [Pinyin]
    Warfare is of vital importance to the State.
* (xiangqi) pawn; private; soldier: 🩦 (on the red side)
* (chess) pawn
* (Cantonese) Short for 觀音兵 / 观音兵 (guānyīnbīng).
* (Philippine Hokkien) police

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 警察, 警官, 警員 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 警察, 雷子 argot |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 警察 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 警察 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 警察 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 警察 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 警察 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 警察, 馬打 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 警察, 馬打 dated |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 警察 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 警察 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 民警 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 警察 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 警察 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 警察 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 警察 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 警察 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 警察 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 警察 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 警察 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 警察 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 警察 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 警察 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 警察 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 警察 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 警察, 警士 dated, 警士先生 dated face-to-face, 貓菜 dated nickname |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 警察, 警伯 playful |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Binyang (Nanjie) | 警察, 走狗 argot |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 警察 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 警察 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 警察 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 警察 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 警察 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 警察, 差人, 差佬 male, 老二 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 警察, 差人, 阿Sir male, madam female, 差佬 male, slightly derogatory, 差婆 female, slightly derogatory, 警犬 derogatory, 狗 derogatory, 龜 derogatory, 老更 dated |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 警察 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 阿Sir, 差佬 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 警察, 差佬 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 警察, 公安 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 警察, 公安, 差佬 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 警察 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 馬打 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 馬打 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 公安, 綠衣, 警察 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 警察, 公安 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 警察 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 警察 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 警察 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 警察 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 警察 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 警察 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 巡查, 警察 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 警察 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 巡查 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 警察 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 警察 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 警察 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 警察, 小對子 dated |
| Jin | Linhe | 警察 |
| Jin | Jining | 警察 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 警察 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 警察 |
| Jin | Handan | 警察 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 警察 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 警察 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 警察, 馬打 dated, 烏跤 dated, derogatory |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 警察, 烏跤 dated, derogatory |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 大人 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 巡查 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 大人, 賊頭 GT, derogatory |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 馬打 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 大人 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 馬打 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 馬打, 大狗 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 兵, 警察, 臭兵 derogatory |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 馬打 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 馬打, 大狗, 大狗兄 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 馬打 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 警察 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 警察 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 警察, 差佬 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 警察 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 警察, 黑貓警長, 黑貓, 老貓 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 警察 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 警察 |
| Wu | Danyang | 警察 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 警察, 警察爛眼 derogatory |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 警察 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 警察 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 警察 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 警察 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |

#### Coordinate terms

* (Chinese chess pieces) 帥 / 帅 (shuài) / 將 / 将 (jiàng), 仕 (shì) / 士 (shì), 相 / 象 (xiàng), 俥 / 伡 / 車 / 车 (jū), 傌 / 㐷 / 馬 / 马 (mǎ), 炮 / 砲 / 炮, 兵 (bīng) / 卒 (zú)

### Compounds

* 一兵一卒
* 不戰而屈人之兵 / 不战而屈人之兵 (bù zhàn ér qū rén zhī bīng)
* 亂兵 / 乱兵 (luànbīng)
* 五兵
* 交兵 (jiāobīng)
* 伏兵 (fúbīng)
* 休兵 (xiūbīng)
* 伐兵
* 佳兵
* 佳兵不祥
* 倒兵
* 偃兵息甲
* 偵察兵 / 侦察兵 (zhēnchábīng)
* 傘兵 / 伞兵 (sǎnbīng)
* 傘兵部隊 / 伞兵部队
* 傳令兵 / 传令兵
* 傭兵 / 佣兵 (yōngbīng)
* 傷兵 / 伤兵 (shāngbīng)
* 先禮後兵 / 先礼后兵 (xiānlǐhòubīng)
* 兵丁 (bīngdīng)
* 兵不厭權 / 兵不厌权
* 兵不厭詐 / 兵不厌诈 (bīngbùyànzhà)
* 兵不由將 / 兵不由将
* 兵不血刃 (bīngbùxuèrèn)
* 兵亂 / 兵乱 (bīngluàn)
* 兵事 (bīngshì)
* 兵交
* 兵交馬踏 / 兵交马踏
* 兵仗
* 兵備 / 兵备
* 兵出無名 / 兵出无名
* 兵刃 (bīngrèn)
* 兵制 (bīngzhì)
* 兵力 (bīnglì)
* 兵勇 (bīngyǒng)
* 兵勢 / 兵势 (bīngshì)
* 兵卒 (bīngzú)
* 兵厄 (bīng'è)
* 兵員 / 兵员 (bīngyuán)
* 兵器 (bīngqì)
* 兵團 / 兵团 (bīngtuán)
* 兵士 (bīngshì)
* 兵多將廣 / 兵多将广
* 兵威 (bīngwēi)
* 兵學 / 兵学
* 兵家 (bīngjiā)
* 兵家大忌
* 兵家常事
* 兵少將微 / 兵少将微
* 兵工 (bīnggōng)
* 兵工廠 / 兵工厂 (bīnggōngchǎng)
* 兵廚之擾 / 兵厨之扰
* 兵強 / 兵强
* 兵強將勇 / 兵强将勇
* 兵強將盛 / 兵强将盛 (bīng qiáng jiàng shèng)
* 兵強馬壯 / 兵强马壮 (bīngqiángmǎzhuàng)
* 兵役 (bīngyì)
* 兵役節 / 兵役节
* 兵役課 / 兵役课
* 兵微將寡 / 兵微将寡 (bīngwēijiàngguǎ)
* 兵快
* 兵戈 (bīnggē)
* 兵戈擾攘 / 兵戈扰攘
* 兵戎 (bīngróng)
* 兵敗如山倒 / 兵败如山倒 (bīng bài rú shān dǎo)
* 兵敗將亡 / 兵败将亡
* 兵書 / 兵书 (bīngshū)
* 兵書匣 / 兵书匣
* 兵杖
* 兵柄
* 兵械
* 兵機 / 兵机
* 兵機莫測 / 兵机莫测
* 兵權 / 兵权 (bīngquán)
* 兵法 (bīngfǎ)
* 兵法家
* 兵火 (bīnghuǒ)
* 兵災 / 兵灾 (bīngzāi)
* 兵災保險 / 兵灾保险
* 兵無血刃 / 兵无血刃
* 兵營 / 兵营 (bīngyíng)
* 兵燹 (bīngxiǎn)
* 兵牌
* 兵甲 (bīngjiǎ)
* 兵略
* 兵疲馬困 / 兵疲马困
* 兵盡器竭 / 兵尽器竭
* 兵盡矢窮 / 兵尽矢穷
* 兵禍 / 兵祸 (bīnghuò)
* 兵種 / 兵种 (bīngzhǒng)
* 兵端
* 兵符 (bīngfú)
* 兵精將勇 / 兵精将勇 (bīng jīng jiàng yǒng)
* 兵精糧足 / 兵精粮足
* 兵精馬壯 / 兵精马壮
* 兵臨城下 / 兵临城下 (bīnglínchéngxià)
* 兵船 (bīngchuán)
* 兵艦 / 兵舰 (bīngjiàn)
* 兵荒
* 兵荒將亂 / 兵荒将乱
* 兵荒馬亂 / 兵荒马乱 (bīnghuāngmǎluàn)
* 兵蟻 / 兵蚁 (bīngyǐ)
* 兵行詭道 / 兵行诡道
* 兵裝 / 兵装
* 兵要 (bīngyào)
* 兵要圖 / 兵要图
* 兵解
* 兵諫 / 兵谏 (bīngjiàn)
* 兵變 / 兵变 (bīngbiàn)
* 兵費 / 兵费
* 兵貴神速 / 兵贵神速 (bīngguìshénsù)
* 兵車行 / 兵车行
* 兵連禍結 / 兵连祸结
* 兵部 (Bīngbù)
* 兵部尚書 / 兵部尚书
* 兵險 / 兵险
* 兵難 / 兵难
* 兵革 (bīnggé)
* 兵革之禍 / 兵革之祸
* 兵額 / 兵额
* 兵餉 / 兵饷 (bīngxiǎng)
* 兵馬 / 兵马 (bīngmǎ)
* 兵馬俑 / 兵马俑 (bīngmǎyǒng)
* 兵馬倥傯 / 兵马倥偬
* 兵馬司 / 兵马司
* 兵馬大權 / 兵马大权
* 典兵
* 冗兵 (rǒngbīng)
* 凋兵
* 出兵 (chūbīng)
* 刀兵 (dāobīng)
* 分兵 (fēnbīng)
* 力乏兵衰
* 勁兵 / 劲兵
* 動兵 / 动兵 (dòngbīng)
* 勒兵 (lèbīng)
* 動刀兵 / 动刀兵 (dòng dāobīng)
* 募兵 (mùbīng)
* 募兵制 (mùbīngzhì)
* 勤務兵 / 勤务兵 (qínwùbīng)
* 勵兵秣馬 / 励兵秣马
* 千兵萬馬 / 千兵万马
* 厭兵 / 厌兵
* 厲兵 / 厉兵
* 厲兵秣馬 / 厉兵秣马
* 厲兵粟馬 / 厉兵粟马
* 叟兵
* 吃過路兵 / 吃过路兵 (chī guòlù bīng)
* 哀兵
* 哀兵必勝 / 哀兵必胜 (āibīngbìshèng)
* 哨兵 (shàobīng)
* 國富兵強 / 国富兵强 (guófùbīngqiáng)
* 國民兵 / 国民兵
* 國民兵役 / 国民兵役
* 土兵
* 坦克兵
* 基準兵 / 基准兵
* 堅甲利兵 / 坚甲利兵 (jiānjiǎlìbīng)
* 士兵 (shìbīng)
* 大兵 (dàbīng)
* 大兵團 / 大兵团
* 大頭兵 / 大头兵 (dàtóubīng)
* 太公兵法
* 天兵 (tiānbīng)
* 奇兵 (qíbīng)
* 女兵
* 子弟兵 (zǐdìbīng)
* 孫子兵法 / 孙子兵法 (Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ)
* 官兵 (guānbīng)
* 寓兵於農 / 寓兵于农
* 富國強兵 / 富国强兵 (fùguóqiángbīng)
* 寢兵 / 寝兵
* 寸兵
* 寸兵尺鐵 / 寸兵尺铁
* 將兵 / 将兵 (jiàngbīng)
* 將兵長史 / 将兵长史
* 將銳兵驍 / 将锐兵骁
* 尖兵 (jiānbīng)
* 尺兵
* 屯兵 (túnbīng)
* 工兵 (gōngbīng)
* 工程兵 (gōngchéngbīng)
* 工農兵 / 工农兵 (gōngnóngbīng)
* 師老兵疲 / 师老兵疲
* 常備兵 / 常备兵 (chángbèibīng)
* 常備兵役 / 常备兵役
* 帶兵 / 带兵 (dàibīng)
* 府兵
* 庫兵 / 库兵
* 廂兵 / 厢兵
* 弄兵潢池
* 弓兵
* 引兵 (yǐnbīng)
* 弭兵 (mǐbīng)
* 弭兵之會 / 弭兵之会
* 弱兵
* 徒兵
* 得勝之兵 / 得胜之兵
* 徵兵 / 征兵 (zhēngbīng)
* 徵兵制度 / 征兵制度
* 心兵
* 志願兵 / 志愿兵 (zhìyuànbīng)
* 息兵 (xībīng)
* 憲兵 / 宪兵 (xiànbīng)
* 憲兵隊 / 宪兵队 (xiànbīngduì)
* 戎兵
* 戢兵
* 折兵 (zhébīng)
* 招兵 (zhāobīng)
* 招兵買馬 / 招兵买马 (zhāobīngmǎimǎ)
* 按兵 (ànbīng)
* 按兵不動 / 按兵不动 (ànbīng-bùdòng)
* 按兵不舉 / 按兵不举
* 按甲休兵
* 按甲寢兵 / 按甲寝兵
* 授兵
* 排兵布陣 / 排兵布阵
* 援兵 (yuánbīng)
* 提兵 (tíbīng)
* 揮兵 / 挥兵
* 搬兵 (bānbīng)
* 損兵折將 / 损兵折将 (sǔnbīngzhéjiàng)
* 損將折兵 / 损将折兵
* 撥兵 / 拨兵
* 撤兵 (chèbīng)
* 撒豆成兵
* 擅兵
* 擁兵 / 拥兵 (yōngbīng)
* 操兵
* 擁兵玩寇 / 拥兵玩寇
* 擁兵自固 / 拥兵自固
* 擁兵自重 / 拥兵自重 (yōngbīngzìzhòng)
* 擐甲執兵 / 擐甲执兵
* 收兵 (shōubīng)
* 救兵 (jiùbīng)
* 敗兵折將 / 败兵折将 (bàibīngzhéjiàng)
* 敗將殘兵 / 败将残兵
* 散兵 (sǎnbīng)
* 散兵游勇 (sǎnbīng yóuyǒng)
* 整兵
* 斂兵 / 敛兵
* 斬木為兵 / 斩木为兵
* 新兵 (xīnbīng)
* 服兵役
* 案兵
* 案兵不動 / 案兵不动
* 案兵束甲
* 棄甲曳兵 / 弃甲曳兵
* 構兵 / 构兵 (gòubīng)
* 構怨連兵 / 构怨连兵
* 標兵 / 标兵 (biāobīng)
* 機兵 / 机兵
* 步兵 (bùbīng)
* 步兵學校 / 步兵学校
* 步兵校尉
* 步兵炮
* 殘兵敗將 / 残兵败将 (cánbīngbàijiàng)
* 民兵 (mínbīng)
* 民窮兵疲 / 民穷兵疲
* 水兵 (shuǐbīng)
* 江東步兵 / 江东步兵
* 治兵
* 派兵 (pàibīng)
* 洗兵
* 添兵減灶 / 添兵减灶
* 潢池弄兵
* 炮兵 (pàobīng)
* 炮兵學校 / 炮兵学校
* 父子兵
* 特種兵 / 特种兵 (tèzhǒngbīng)
* 犀兵
* 班兵
* 用兵 (yòngbīng)
* 用兵如神 (yòngbīngrúshén)
* 甲兵 (jiǎbīng)
* 當兵 / 当兵 (dāngbīng)
* 疑兵 (yíbīng)
* 發兵 / 发兵 (fābīng)
* 白桿兵 / 白杆兵
* 百萬雄兵 / 百万雄兵
* 盛食厲兵 / 盛食厉兵
* 矢盡兵窮 / 矢尽兵穷
* 知兵
* 短兵 (duǎnbīng)
* 短兵接戰 / 短兵接战
* 短兵相接 (duǎnbīngxiāngjiē)
* 砥兵礪伍 / 砥兵砺伍
* 礪兵秣馬 / 砺兵秣马
* 祠兵
* 神兵 (shénbīng)
* 禍結兵連 / 祸结兵连
* 秣馬利兵 / 秣马利兵
* 秣馬厲兵 / 秣马厉兵
* 稱兵 / 称兵 (chēngbīng)
* 空降兵 (kōngjiàngbīng)
* 窮兵極武 / 穷兵极武
* 窮兵黷武 / 穷兵黩武 (qióngbīngdúwǔ)
* 站衛兵 / 站卫兵
* 精兵 (jīngbīng)
* 精兵猛將 / 精兵猛将
* 糧寡兵微 / 粮寡兵微
* 紅衛兵 / 红卫兵 (hóngwèibīng)
* 紅頭兵 / 红头兵 (hóngtóubīng)
* 紙上談兵 / 纸上谈兵 (zhǐshàngtánbīng)
* 統兵 / 统兵 (tǒngbīng)
* 綠旗兵 / 绿旗兵
* 綠林兵 / 绿林兵
* 練兵 / 练兵 (liànbīng)
* 緩兵之計 / 缓兵之计 (huǎnbīngzhījì)
* 練兵積粟 / 练兵积粟
* 總兵 / 总兵 (zǒngbīng)
* 繕甲厲兵 / 缮甲厉兵
* 繕甲治兵 / 缮甲治兵
* 罷兵 / 罢兵 (bàbīng)
* 義兵 / 义兵 (yìbīng)
* 義務兵 / 义务兵 (yìwùbīng)
* 羸兵
* 習兵 / 习兵
* 耀兵
* 老兵 (lǎobīng)
* 老弱殘兵 / 老弱残兵
* 胸中甲兵
* 胸有甲兵
* 臨難鑄兵 / 临难铸兵
* 興兵 / 兴兵 (xīngbīng)
* 興兵動眾 / 兴兵动众
* 舉兵 / 举兵 (jǔbīng)
* 良兵
* 草木皆兵 (cǎomùjiēbīng)
* 草率收兵 (cǎoshuàishōubīng)
* 號兵 / 号兵
* 蝦兵蟹將 / 虾兵蟹将 (xiābīngxièjiàng)
* 蟻聚之兵 / 蚁聚之兵
* 行兵列陣 / 行兵列阵
* 行兵布陣 / 行兵布阵
* 衛兵 / 卫兵 (wèibīng)
* 被甲兵
* 裁兵 (cáibīng)
* 補充兵役 / 补充兵役
* 裝甲兵 / 装甲兵 (zhuāngjiǎbīng)
* 覘兵 / 觇兵
* 親兵 / 亲兵 (qīnbīng)
* 觀兵 / 观兵
* 解兵
* 解兵釋甲 / 解兵释甲
* 解甲休兵
* 解甲釋兵 / 解甲释兵
* 訓兵秣馬 / 训兵秣马
* 討救兵 / 讨救兵
* 誘兵 / 诱兵
* 說兵機 / 说兵机
* 調兵 / 调兵 (diàobīng)
* 調兵遣將 / 调兵遣将 (diàobīngqiǎnjiàng)
* 護兵 / 护兵 (hùbīng)
* 赤壁鏖兵
* 起兵 (qǐbīng)
* 起兵動眾 / 起兵动众
* 足食足兵
* 輕兵 / 轻兵
* 輕卒銳兵 / 轻卒锐兵
* 巡兵
* 退兵 (tuìbīng)
* 逃兵 (táobīng)
* 追兵 (zhuībīng)
* 通信兵 (tōngxìnbīng)
* 進兵 / 进兵 (jìnbīng)
* 遣兵 (qiǎnbīng)
* 遣兵調將 / 遣兵调将
* 選兵秣馬 / 选兵秣马
* 選士厲兵 / 选士厉兵
* 重兵 (zhòngbīng)
* 鈍兵 / 钝兵
* 鋪兵 / 铺兵
* 鏖兵 (áobīng)
* 鏖兵赤壁
* 長兵 / 长兵
* 閱兵 / 阅兵 (yuèbīng)
* 閱兵臺 / 阅兵台
* 阿兵哥 (ābīnggē)
* 陰兵 / 阴兵 (yīnbīng)
* 陳橋兵變 / 陈桥兵变
* 雄兵 (xióngbīng)
* 集兵練卒 / 集兵练卒 (jí bīng liàn zú)
* 電腦兵棋 / 电脑兵棋
* 韓信將兵 / 韩信将兵
* 韓信用兵 / 韩信用兵
* 韓信點兵 / 韩信点兵
* 領兵 / 领兵 (lǐngbīng)
* 顓兵 / 颛兵
* 風兵草甲 / 风兵草甲
* 養兵 / 养兵
* 首唱義兵 / 首唱义兵
* 馬兵 / 马兵
* 騎兵 / 骑兵 (qíbīng)
* 騎兵團 / 骑兵团
* 驅兵 / 驱兵 (qūbīng)
* 驕兵 / 骄兵
* 驕兵之計 / 骄兵之计
* 驕兵必敗 / 骄兵必败 (jiāobīngbìbài)
* 鬥而鑄兵 / 斗而铸兵
* 鬼子兵
* 鳴金收兵 / 鸣金收兵
* 點兵 / 点兵 (diǎnbīng)
* 點兵派將 / 点兵派将
* 黷武窮兵 / 黩武穷兵

### See also

Chess pieces in Mandarin · 國際象棋棋子 / 国际象棋棋子 (guójì xiàngqí qízǐ) (layout · text) :
| 王 (wáng), 國王 / 国王 (guówáng) | 后 (hòu), 皇后 (huánghòu) | 車 / 车 (jū), 城堡 (chéngbǎo) | 象 (xiàng), 主教 (zhǔjiào) | 馬 / 马 (mǎ), 騎士 / 骑士 (qíshì) | 兵 (bīng) |

### References

* “兵”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: ひょう (hyō, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: へい (hei, Jōyō)
* Kun: つわもの (tsuwamono, 兵)、いくさ (ikusa, 兵)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 兵
* つわもの Grade: 4
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 兵 – see the following entry. :
| 【つわもの】 | [noun] (military) a war machine; a weapon [noun] military ration [noun] a brave and strong warrior [noun] a stubborn person Alternative spelling 強者 |
(This term, 兵, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 兵
* へい Grade: 4
* kan'on
From Middle Chinese 兵 (MC pjaeng). The kan'on, so a later borrowing.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) へー [héꜜè] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [he̞ː]

#### Noun

兵(へい) • (hei)
* a soldier
* a war machine; a weapon
* a battle, a war
* in the old Japanese military structure, the lowest set of ranks for a soldier: a private, corporal, lance corporal

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 兵
* ひょう Grade: 4
* goon
From Middle Chinese 兵 (MC pjaeng). The goon, so an earlier borrowing.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ひょー [hyóꜜò] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ço̞ː]

#### Noun

兵(ひょう) • (hyō)
* soldier
* another name for 歩(ふ) (fu) in shogi

##### Synonyms

* 仗

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [pjʌ̹ŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [병]

### Hanja

Wikisource 兵 (eumhun 군사 병 (gunsa byeong))
* hanja form of 병 (“soldier”)

#### Compounds

* 안병 (按兵, anbyeong)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

兵: Hán Việt readings: binh (補(bổ)明(minh)切(thiết))
兵: Nôm readings: binh, banh, bênh, bưng, bành
* chữ Hán form of binh (“military troops”).

#### Compounds

* 傷兵 (thương binh)
* 先兵 (tiên binh)
* 戰兵 (chiến binh)
* 砲兵 (pháo binh)
* 親兵 (thân binh, “partisan”)

### References

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nguyễn (2014).
* 1 2 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
* 1 2 3 4 Trần (2004).
* 1 2 3 Bonet (1899).
* 1 2 3 Génibrel (1898).
* 1 2 Taberd & Pigneau de Béhaine (1838).
* ↑ Hồ (1976).