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Meaning of 鞭

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鞭HSK 5
Pinyin: biān
English 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
Similar Characters: 鯾
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Example Words
鞭炮HSK 5 biān pào firecrackers; string of small firecrackers; Classifiers: 枚
鞭策HSK 6 biān cè to spur on; to urge on; to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress)
鞭挞 biān tà to lash; to castigate
皮鞭 pí biān lash
鞭打 biān dǎ to whip; to lash; to flog; to thrash
More:鞭* | *鞭 | *鞭*
Example Sentences
1
他用鞭子轻轻抽马
。
He flicked the horse with his whip/flicked his whip at the horse.
2
春节的时候
,
我们会放鞭炮
。
We will set off firecrackers during the Spring Festival.