丙
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third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; third in order; letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 165°; propyl
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 一 +4
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 丙
- Common rank
- #1,548
- Unicode
- U+4E19
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Formation & memory
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Words with 丙
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丙子战争 | second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636) | |
| 丙种射线 | gamma ray | |
| 丙子胡乱 | second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636) | |
| 丙子 | thirteenth year C1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1996 or 2056 | |
| 付之丙丁 | to burn down (idiom) | |
| 丙基 | propyl group (chemistry) | |
| 异丁苯丙酸 | Ibuprofen or Nurofen; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), trade names Advil, Motr… | |
| 丙三醇 | glycerine; same as 甘油 | |
| 二硫基丙醇 | dimercaprol | |
| 丙二醇 | propylene glycol; propane-1,2-diol C3H6(OH)2 | |
| 丙型 | type C; type III; gamma- | |
| 丙糖 | triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛[gan1 yo… | |
| 丙酸氟替卡松 | fluticasone propionate | |
| 丙等 | third rank; third category; third grade; grade C | |
| 异丙醇 | isopropanol; isopropyl alcohol C3H8O | |
| 甲基苯丙胺 | methamphetamine | |
| 丙氨酸 | alanine (Ala), an amino acid | |
| 丙型肝炎 | hepatitis C | |
| 对氨基苯丙酮 | p-aminopropiophenone | |
| 异丙苯 | (chemistry) isopropylbenzene C9H12 (aka cumene) |
Sound family
These characters use 丙 as their sound component — compare how they read.