秉

bǐng
#2,803 most
frequent character
to grasp, to hold, to maintain

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

秉 is a picture of a hand grasping a bundle of grain. That gives the first meaning, a bundle of grain or to bundle it. The meaning grew to grasp or hold, and then to maintain.

Drawn as: hand grasping grain

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Same Characters, Different Readings

秉Bing3
surname Bing

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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