柄
handle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem; sth that affords an advantage to an opponent; classifier for knives or blades
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,112 U+67C4
How 柄 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 丙 (phonetic, bǐng)
How to remember it
handle · Heisig RSH #843
木 tree + 丙 third
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 丙
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 丙 (bǐng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丙 sound component | bǐng | third; 3rd heavenly stem |
| 病 | bìng | sickness, illness, disease |
| 炳 | bǐng | bright, luminous; glorious |
| 邴 | bǐng | an ancient city; pleased, happy; surname |
Words containing 柄
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 游戏手柄 | yóu xì shǒu bǐng | gamepad |
| 授人以柄 | shòu rén yǐ bǐng | to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom); to give someone a hold on oneself |
| 国柄 | guó bǐng | state power |
| 柄国 | bǐng guó | to hold state power; to rule |
| 手柄 | shǒu bǐng | handle; video game controller |
| 长柄 | cháng bǐng | long handle; stem |
| 眼柄 | yǎn bǐng | eye stalk (of crustacean etc) |
| 手摇柄 | shǒu yáo bǐng | hand crank |
| 话柄 | huà bǐng | a pretext for gossip; a matter for derision |
| 政柄 | zhèng bǐng | at the helm of state; political power; regime |
| 柄政 | bǐng zhèng | to rule; to be in power |
| 柄权 | bǐng quán | to hold power |
| 权柄 | quán bǐng | authority |
| 果柄 | guǒ bǐng | stem of a fruit |
| 曲柄 | qū bǐng | crank handle |
| 叶柄 | yè bǐng | petiole; leafstalk |
| 斗柄 | dǒu bǐng | handle of the Big Dipper |
| 曲柄钻 | qū bǐng zuàn | hand drill with a crank handle |
| 笑柄 | xiào bǐng | a matter for ridicule; an object of ridicule; laughingstock |
| 长柄镰刀 | cháng bǐng lián dāo | scythe |