禀 (bǐng): to make a report (to a superior), to give, to endow
禀 (bǐng) is a Chinese character meaning “to make a report (to a superior).” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亠 (structural), 回 (structural) and 示 (structural). It ranks #3465 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 禀 to show 示 something to an official 亠回. Its radical form 礻 (spirit) appears in many related characters such as 票 (piào, ticket), 社 (shè, (bound form) society), 禁 (jìn, to prohibit).
Definitions
- to make a report (to a superior)
- to give
- to endow
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTo show 示 something to an official 亠回
Decomposition: ⿳亠回示 (layout: top-middle-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 禀告verb | bǐng gào | to report (to one's superior) |
| 禀报verb | bǐng bào | to report (to one's superior) |
| 禀赋noun | bǐng fù | natural endowment |
| 禀性noun | bǐng xìng | natural disposition |
| 江山易改禀性难移 | jiāng shān yì gǎi bǐng xìng nán yí | rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder |
| 天赋异禀 | tiān fù yì bǐng | extraordinary talent |
| 回禀verb | huí bǐng | to report back to one's superior |
| 入禀verb | rù bǐng | (HK) to file a lawsuit |
| 资禀 | zī bǐng | talent |
| 禀复verb | bǐng fù | to report back (to a superior) |
| 禀承 | bǐng chéng | variant of 秉承 |
禀 appears in 11 compound words: 55 as the first character, 36 as the last, and 9 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 禀 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
“奔县游”能够持续出圈,就在于各地立足本土禀赋,不断优化文旅供给,挖掘县域消费潜力。
bēn xiàn yóu néng gòu chí xù chū quān , jiù zài yú gè dì lì zú běn tǔ bǐng fù , bù duàn yōu huà wén lǚ gōng gěi , wā jué xiàn yù xiāo fèi qián lì .
The reason “county tours” have continued to gain widespread popularity is that various regions have leveraged their local strengths, continuously optimized their cultural and tourism offerings, and tapped into the consumption potential of their counties.
自然禀赋 山、海、河交织的自然禀赋,为琼海提供了天然的运动场。
zì rán bǐng fù shān , hǎi , hé jiāo zhī de zì rán bǐng fù , wéi qióng hǎi tí gōng le tiān rán de yùn dòng chǎng .
Natural Endowments: The interplay of mountains, the sea, and rivers provides Qionghai with a natural playground.
好莱坞塑造的英雄通常是天赋异禀、肩负使命、凭一己之力拯救世界。
hǎo lái wù sù zào de yīng xióng tōng cháng shì tiān fù yì bǐng , jiān fù shǐ mìng , píng yī jǐ zhī lì zhěng jiù shì jiè .
The heroes portrayed by Hollywood are typically exceptionally talented, burdened with a mission, and capable of saving the world single-handedly.
我们生活的世界由原子构成,而原子里的微观粒子都有量子自旋这一内禀属性。
wǒ men shēng huó de shì jiè yóu yuán zǐ gòu chéng , ér yuán zǐ lǐ de wēi guān lì zǐ dōu yǒu liàng zǐ zì xuán zhè yī nèi bǐng shǔ xìng .
The world we live in is made up of atoms, and the subatomic particles within atoms all possess an intrinsic property known as quantum spin.
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