bǐng

common
literary
noun
verb

Meaning of

秉 means to hold; to grasp; to manage; to preside over. Pronounced bǐng.

  • to hold; to grasp
  • to manage; to preside over
  • ancient unit of volume

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10
Components
𠃌

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

bǐng
yuè
gōng
wén
 

He held his pen to review official documents.

shū
zhōng
cháng
yǒu
bǐng
zhú
yóu
de
chǎng
jǐng
 

Ancient literature often depicts scenes of holding a candle and traveling at night.