炳

Information about character(s)

Radical: 火
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 9

Pronunciation

Pinyin: bǐng
Cantonese: bing2
JapaneseKun: AKIRAKA
JapaneseOn: HEI
Korean: PYENG
Vietnamese: đòng bính

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: bright, luminous; glorious

CE-Dict: bright/brilliant/luminous

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.[Formal] bright; luminous; splendid; remarkable

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《火部》炳明也。从火丙聲。

康熙字典文字版 【巳集中】【火字部】炳
【唐韻】兵永切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】補永切，𠀤音丙。【說文】明也。【玉篇】明著也。【易·革卦】大人虎變，其文炳也。　又【集韻】百猛切，音浜。義同。　又陂病切，音柄。火明也。　又叶彼兩切。【揚子·太𤣥經】彪如在上，天文炳也。鴻文無範，恣意往也。【郭璞·山海經畢方贊】畢方赤文，離精是炳，旱則高翔，鼓翼陽景。景，于兩切。　【玉篇】亦作昺。【集韻】或作昞。範字原作艸下𨊠。

CF-Dict: brillant/splendide/éclatant/lumineux/illustre/remarquable/lumière/splendeur