丙
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third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; third in order; letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 165°; propyl
5 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,548 U+4E19
How 丙 is formed
How to remember it
third · Heisig RSH #842
ceiling + 内 internal
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 丙 as their sound component
These characters all use 丙 (bǐng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丙 sound component | bǐng | third; 3rd heavenly stem |
| 病 | bìng | sickness, illness, disease |
| 柄 | bǐng | handle, lever, knob; authority |
| 炳 | bǐng | bright, luminous; glorious |
| 邴 | bǐng | an ancient city; pleased, happy; surname |
Words containing 丙
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丙子战争 | Bǐng zǐ Zhàn zhēng | second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636) |
| 丙种射线 | bǐng zhǒng shè xiàn | gamma ray |
| 丙子胡乱 | Bǐng zǐ Hú luàn | second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636) |
| 丙子 | bǐng zǐ | thirteenth year C1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1996 or 2056 |
| 付之丙丁 | fù zhī bǐng dīng | to burn down (idiom) |
| 丙基 | bǐng jī | propyl group (chemistry) |
| 异丁苯丙酸 | Yì dīng běn bǐng suān | Ibuprofen or Nurofen; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), trade names Advil, Motr… |
| 丙三醇 | bǐng sān chún | glycerine; same as 甘油 |
| 二硫基丙醇 | èr liú jī bǐng chún | dimercaprol |
| 丙二醇 | bǐng èr chún | propylene glycol; propane-1,2-diol C3H6(OH)2 |
| 丙型 | bǐng xíng | type C; type III; gamma- |
| 丙糖 | bǐng táng | triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛[gan1 yo… |
| 丙酸氟替卡松 | bǐng suān fú tì kǎ sōng | fluticasone propionate |
| 丙等 | bǐng děng | third rank; third category; third grade; grade C |
| 异丙醇 | yì bǐng chún | isopropanol; isopropyl alcohol C3H8O |
| 甲基苯丙胺 | jiǎ jī běn bǐng àn | methamphetamine |
| 丙氨酸 | bǐng ān suān | alanine (Ala), an amino acid |
| 丙型肝炎 | bǐng xíng gān yán | hepatitis C |
| 对氨基苯丙酮 | duì ān jī běn bǐng tóng | p-aminopropiophenone |
| 异丙苯 | yì bǐng běn | (chemistry) isopropylbenzene C9H12 (aka cumene) |