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秉

bǐng

Character

What 秉 means

1. to grasp
2. to hold
3. to maintain

Other readings

秉 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Bǐngsurname Bing

Words starting with 秉

• 秉承bǐng chéngto take orders; to receive commands; to carry on (a tradition)
• 秉性bǐng xìnginnate character; natural disposition; attitude
• 秉公bǐng gōngjustly; impartially
• 秉持bǐng chíto uphold; to hold fast to
• 秉笔bǐng bǐto hold the pen; to do the actual writing
• 秉公办理bǐng gōng bàn lǐconducting business impartially (idiom); to act justly
• 秉笔直书bǐng bǐ zhí shūto record faithfully
• 秉烛bǐng zhúvariant of 炳烛
• 秉赋bǐng fùvariant of 禀赋

Words containing 秉

• 公秉gōng bǐngkiloliter
• 戴秉国Dài Bǐng guóDai Bingguo (1941-), a Chinese politician and professional diplomat
• 施秉县Shī bǐng XiànShibing, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔东南苗族侗族自治州
• 一秉虔诚yī bǐng qián chéngearnestly and sincerely (idiom); devoutly
• 施秉Shī bǐngsee 施秉县

Characters that look like 秉

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…
• 果guǒfruit; result; resolute
• 宪xiànstatute; constitution
• 柬jiǎncard; note; letter
• 隶lì(bound form) a person in servitude; low-ranking subordinate…
• 契qìto carve; carved words; to agree

Sounds the same

Read bǐng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 饼round flat cake; cookie; cake
• 丙third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; third in order…
• 柄handle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem…
• 禀to make a report (to a superior); to give; to endow
• 炳bright; brilliant; luminous
• 屏to get rid of; to put aside; to reject
• 昺bright; glorious
• 邴ancient city name; happy
• 苪bright; shining, splendid
• 鞞scabbard
• 絣Ikat, a type of woven silk; Kasuri
• 怲sad; mournful