鞭 - biān - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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18 strokes
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鞭

biān

Definition

whip or lash
to flog
to whip
conductor's baton
segmented iron weapon (old)
penis (of animal, served as food)

Character Decomposition

Related words (22)

whip

to whip; to lash; to flog; to thrash

鞭挞

biān tà

to lash; to castigate

flagellum

firecracker; string of small firecrackers

鞭痕

biān hén

welt; whip scar; lash mark

鞭笞

biān chī

to flog; to lash; to whip; to urge or goad along

鞭策

biān cè

to spur (on); to urge (on); to encourage (somebody e.g. to make progress)

flagellum

whipworm

flagellate

penetrated; trenchant; incisive

先鞭

xiān biān

to take precedence; to make an early start; to lead the way

扬鞭

yáng biān

to whip on; to raise a whip; by ext. to swagger

teacher's pointer

pizzle; bull's penis (served as food)

lash

mace (weapon)

horsewhip

to light firecrackers; to set off firecrackers

霸王鞭

bà wáng biān

a rattle stick used in folk dancing; rattle stick dance

燃放鞭炮

rán fàng biān pào

to set off fire crackers

Idioms (4)

鞭长莫及

biān cháng mò jí

(lit.) the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence; too far to be able to help

快马加鞭

kuài mǎ jiā biān

to spur the horse to full speed (idiom); to go as fast as possible

投鞭断流

tóu biān duàn liú

arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army

掘墓鞭尸

jué mù biān shī

to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)

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