兵

bīng

soldier, troops

How to write 兵, stroke by stroke

soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike

Ideographic: Two hands 八 holding an axe 丘

Made of 丘 + 八

士兵shì bīngsoldier
骑兵qí bīngcavalry
卫兵wèi bīngguard; bodyguard
当兵dāng bīngto serve in the army; to be a soldier
步兵bù bīnginfantry; foot; infantryman; foot soldier
新兵xīn bīngnew (army) recruit
兵力bīng lìmilitary strength; armed forces; troops
兵团bīng tuánlarge military unit; formation; corps; army
大兵dà bīngsoldier; large army; powerful army; (old) large-scale war
兵器bīng qìweaponry; weapons; arms
老兵lǎo bīngold soldier; veteran; veteran (sb who has a lot of experience in some domain)
逃兵táo bīngarmy deserter

士兵给了我水。
shì bīng gěi le wǒ shuǐ 。
The soldier gave water to me.
卫兵神圣,不可侵犯
wèi bīng shén shèng , bù kě qīn fàn
The guards are sacred and inviolable.
男孩在玩玩具兵。
nán hái zài wán wán jù bīng 。
The boy is playing with his toy soldiers.
胜败是兵家常事。
shèng bài shì bīng jiā cháng shì 。
Both victory and defeat are but an everyday occurrence to a soldier.
胜败不能单靠兵力多少。
shèng bài bù néng dān kào bīng lì duō shǎo 。
Victory and defeat aren't solely decided by the size of your army.