Pinyin: biānEnglish Definition: whip or lash; to flog; to whip; conductor's baton; segmented iron weapon (old); penis (of animal, served as food)
Chinese Definition:
①驱使牲畜的用具,柔软像绳子:鞭杆。鞭长莫及。
②用鞭子抽打:鞭打。鞭扑。鞭责。鞭策。
③形状细长类似鞭子的东西:教鞭。
④一种古代兵器,铁制有节,无锋刃:钢鞭。竹节鞭。
⑤编连成串的爆竹:鞭炮。小鞭。
Total strokes: 18;
Radical: 革 Pictophonetic:
便 indicates the sound;
革 (crash) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:- ⿰ Left to right
- 革 [ gé ] leather, animal hide; to reform; to remove
- 便 [ biàn ] easy, convenient; expedient