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bǐng = bi + (e)ng3
third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / third in order / letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 165° / propyl
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How to pronounce 丙

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= bi initial

Bi is for Shield maiden and Valkyrie Brunhilde.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ (e)ng3 final

In the engine’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

丙 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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rén = r + (e)n2
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13), occurring in 用[yong4], 同[tong2], 網|网[wang3] etc, referred to as 同字框[tong2 zi4 kuang4]
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nèi = n + ei4
inside / inner / internal / within / interior
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Characters with 丙 as component

bǐng = bi + (e)ng3
ancient city name / happy
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bǐng = bi + (e)ng3
variant of 炳[bing3]
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bìng = bi + (e)ng4
nightmare / start in sleep
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Words with 丙

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thirteenth year C1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1996 or 2056
second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)
second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)

Sentences with 丙

丙 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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bǐng

third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / third in order / letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 165° / propyl

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