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biān

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biān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
biān | bian1
English translation
whip or lash
to flog
to whip
conductor's baton
segmented iron weapon (old)
penis (of animal, served as food)
whip; to lash, to flog

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About biān

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Number of strokes

18

Traditional form

biān

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Etymology of biān

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

革便

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

便 biàn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and 便 biàn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using biān

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鞭子 biān zi xiǎng ,猎狗 liè gǒu 发出 fā chū 一阵 yī zhèn háo jiào .

A hound yelped briefly as a whip cracked.

qīng chōu 一下 yīxià 鞭子 biān zi .

He gave a flick of the whip.

不住 bù zhù de huī xiǎng zhāo 鞭子 biān zi ,吆喝 yāo he 牲口 shēng kou .

He continually cracked his whip and shouted at the mule.

鞭子 biān zi huī 噼啪 pī pā 响得惊人 jīng rén .

The whip cracked threateningly.

挥鞭策马 cè mǎ 前行 qián xíng .

He urged the horse on with a whip.

Words with biān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
biān to flog biān
鞭炮 biānpào firecrackers鞭炮 biānpào
鞭子 biān zi whip鞭子 biān zi
鞭打 biān dǎ to whip鞭打 biān dǎ
鞭策 biāncè to spur on鞭策 biāncè
放鞭炮 fàng biān pào to set off firecrackers放鞭炮 fàng biān pào
皮鞭 pí biān lash皮鞭 pí biān
教鞭 jiào biān teacher's pointer教鞭 jiào biān
鞭笞 biān chī to flog鞭笞 biān chī
马鞭 mǎ biān horsewhip馬鞭
鞭挞 biān tà to lash鞭撻
扬鞭 yáng biān to whip on揚鞭
快马加鞭 kuài mǎ jiā biān to go as fast as possible快馬加鞭
鞭长莫及 biān cháng mò jí too far to be able to help鞭長莫及
鞭毛 biān máo flagellum鞭毛 biān máo
牛鞭 niú biān pizzle牛鞭 niú biān
钢鞭 gāng biān mace (weapon)鋼鞭
鞭辟入里 biān pì rù lǐ penetrated鞭闢入裡
掘墓鞭尸 jué mù biān shī to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)掘墓鞭屍
投鞭断流 tóu biān duàn liú arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army投鞭斷流

biān Decomposition & Compounds

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biān Decomposition

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