丙
third of celestial stems; formal letter term; surname
Meanings
3 senses · 6 examplesnoun
third of the ten celestial stems
formalUsed in traditional Chinese sexagenary cycle dating, ranking third among the ten celestial stems, often paired with earthly branches to form date markers.
This year is the Renyin year of the sexagenary cycle, Ren is the 9th celestial stem, Yin is the 3rd earthly branch.
Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding are the most basic celestial stem orderings.
noun
C (in 甲乙丙丁 letter grading)
literaryClassical literary usage, often used in official correspondence or publishing contexts to indicate that a manuscript should be sent to the printer. Often shortened to 付丙 meaning 'send to press' or 'approve for printing'.
This document has been reviewed, please send it to the printer after checking.
Editor's note: Review and send to press, approve for publication.
noun
surname Bing
A relatively rare Chinese surname, listed in the Hundred Family Surnames classical surname compilation.
Mr. Bing is a new colleague at our company.
The surname Bing originated from an official title in ancient times.