兵 (bīng)

soldier/army

How 兵 is written

Strokes
7
Traditional
兵
Simplified
兵 (unchanged)

Common words using 兵

兵器 bīngqì
weaponry; weapons; arms
士兵 shìbīng
soldier; CL:個|个[ge4]
奇兵 qíbīng
troops appearing suddenly (in a raid or ambush)
特種兵 tèzhǒngbīng
commando; special forces soldier
兵刃 bīngrèn
(bladed) weapons
兵力 bīnglì
military strength; armed forces; troops
兵團 bīngtuán
large military unit; formation; corps
兵法 bīngfǎ
art of war; military strategy and tactics
兵營 bīngyíng
military camp; barracks
兵馬俑 bīngmǎyǒng
figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead; Terracotta Army (historic site)
出兵 chūbīng
send troops
官兵 guānbīng
officers and men

兵 in a sentence

他在金門當兵。

Tā zài Jīnmén dāngbīng.

“He is serving in the military in Kinmen.”

How common is 兵?

兵 is the 398th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 70.9% of all running text.

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