Definitions
(noun)
soldier; troops
(noun)
military; armed forces
(noun)
weapons; arms
Etymology
Pictograph of two hands (廾) holding a weapon.
About
The character "兵" derives from the combination of "斤", an axe, and "廾", two hands, originally representing a weapon grasped in hands. Its earliest meaning was "weapon" or "arms", but it shifted to denote the person wielding the weapon, meaning "soldier" or "infantry", and later expanded to refer broadly to "military" or "warfare". Structurally, the modern form places "斤" above a component that evolved from "廾" into a shape now commonly recognized as "八", though its etymological origin remains in the depiction of hands holding an axe.
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他是一个士兵。
士兵们在训练。
兵器非常锋利。
兵法在古代很重要。
兵营里有很多士兵。
兵工厂生产各种武器。
兵队正在向边境行进。
兵力部署需要周密计划。