丙 (bǐng): third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干, third in order, letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
丙 (bǐng) is a Chinese character meaning “third of the ten heavenly stems 十天干.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 一 (structural) and 内 (structural). It ranks #2521 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
- third in order
- letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丙烷 | bǐng wán | propane |
| 丙酮 | bǐng tóng | acetone CH3COCH |
| 丙烯酸 | bǐng xī suān | acrylic acid C3H4O2 |
| 聚丙烯 | jù bǐng xī | polypropylene |
| 丙醇 | bǐng chún | propanol |
| 丙烯 | bǐng xī | propylene C3H6 |
| 丙子战争 | bǐng zǐ zhàn zhēng | second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636) |
| 丙种射线 | bǐng zhǒng shè xiàn | gamma ray |
| 丙子胡乱 | bǐng zǐ hú luàn | second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636) |
| 付之丙丁 | fù zhī bǐng dīng | to burn down (idiom) |
| 二正丙醚 | èr zhèng bǐng mí | di-n-propyl ether |
| 丙子 | bǐng zǐ | thirteenth year C1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1996 or 2056 |
| 丙等 | bǐng děng | third rank |
| 丙酸氟替卡松 | bǐng suān fú tì kǎ sōng | fluticasone propionate |
| 对氨基苯丙酮 | duì ān jī běn bǐng tóng | p-aminopropiophenone |
丙 appears in 46 compound words: 70 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 30 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 丙 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
丙字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。
bǐng zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
The character "丙" may be difficult to write, but its meaning is quite interesting.
共拜轩辕 根脉相连——台胞赴豫参加丙午年黄帝故里拜祖大典
gòng bài Xuān yuán gēn mài xiāng lián — — tái bāo fù yù cān jiā bǐng wǔ nián huáng dì gù lǐ bài zǔ dà diǎn
Worshiping the Yellow Emperor Together, United by Common Roots—Taiwan Compatriots Travel to Henan to Participate in the 2015 Huangdi Birthplace Ancestral Worship Ceremony
古籍预言2026丙午年多洪水 重庆武汉预测有洪灾
gǔ jí yù yán 2 0 2 6 bǐng wǔ nián duō hóng shuǐ chóng qìng wǔ hàn yù cè yǒu hóng zāi
Ancient texts predict frequent flooding in the Year of the Fire Horse (2026); Chongqing and Wuhan are forecast to experience floods
诈骗猖獗 竹市警“识诈2.0”夺全国丙组第1名
zhà piàn chāng 獗 zhú shì jǐng shí zhà 2 . 0 duó quán guó bǐng zǔ dì 1 míng
With Fraud on the Rise, Zhubei City Police Win First Place in Group C Nationwide with "Fraud Awareness 2.0"
铨叙部拟重订考绩法 公务员考绩“取消甲乙丙丁”且拿掉75%天花板
铨 xù bù nǐ chóng dìng kǎo jì fǎ gōng wù yuán kǎo jì qǔ xiāo jiǎ yǐ bǐng dīng qiě ná diào 7 5 tiān huā bǎn
The Ministry of Personnel Affairs plans to revise the performance appraisal system, eliminating the "A, B, C, D" grading system for civil servants and removing the 75% cap.
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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