Memory phrase for the character: 兵

兵

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Meaning

soldiers, an army, military

Pronunciation

bīng

Explanation

 Top: hill 丘 (An axe 斤 in the ground 一 as a burial object in the [burial] mound/hill.), below: eight 八

Mnemonic
 
At the hill are eight soldiers.

Radicals

兵 soldiersPing-pong is in Chinese: "Pīngpāng qiú 乒 乓 球", where the player stands alternately on different legs, like a marching soldier.
丘 mound, hillock
八 eightThe eight 八 can probably be understood as two hands with outstretched fingers, but without the thumbs, which adds up to eight.




 Vocabulary

民兵 mín bīng  people's militia; militia
士兵 shì bīng  soldier
工农兵 gōng nóng bīng  workers, peasants, and soldiers; the proletariat
兵力 bīng lì  military strength; armed forces; troops
骑兵 qí bīng  cavalry
伞兵 sǎn bīng  paratrooper
哨兵 shào bīng  sentinel
兵饷 bīng xiǎng  pay and provisions for soldiers
弩兵 nǔ bīng  archer; infantry armed with crossbow
 

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