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IDENTITY

bīngsoldier; army

HSK 4Top 400

CORE MEANING

soldier; army

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.soldierHSK4

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
eight radical (bā)
strokes
7
Structure
top-bottom compound
IDS sequence
⿱丘八
    • the mound (old weapon)
    • two hands (holding it)

USAGE

Common words

士兵shìbīngsoldier
当兵dāngbīngto serve in the army

Graded examples

  • 士兵们很勇敢。Shìbīngmen hěn yǒnggǎn.HSK5

    The soldiers are very brave.

RELATIONS

In these chengyu

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

Two hands (八) holding up an ax (丘) — a soldier.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#400
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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