柄

bǐng
#2,236 most
frequent character
handle or shaft (of an axe etc)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

柄 bǐng pairs 木, wood, with 丙 bǐng, a sound part that matches exactly. The wood part fits the first sense, 'generic name for handles,' which grew to 'handle' and 'stem.'

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Homophones

HSK 5
丙bǐng
third of 10 heavenly stems 十天干
饼bǐng
cake, cookie, pastry, round flat cake
屏bǐng
to get rid of, to put aside

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