秉

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to grasp; to hold; to maintain

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Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A hand 彐 grasping a bundle of grain 禾

Components 禾彐

wield · Heisig RSH #2208

rake + wild rice

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
秉公办理	bǐng gōng bàn lǐ	conducting business impartially (idiom); to act justly
秉笔直书	bǐng bǐ zhí shū	to record faithfully
施秉县	Shī bǐng Xiàn	Shibing, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州\|黔东南苗族侗族自治州…
秉性	bǐng xìng	innate character; natural disposition; attitude
公秉	gōng bǐng	kiloliter
秉公	bǐng gōng	justly; impartially
戴秉国	Dài Bǐng guó	Dai Bingguo (1941-), a Chinese politician and professional diplomat
秉笔	bǐng bǐ	to hold the pen; to do the actual writing
秉承	bǐng chéng	to take orders; to receive commands; to carry on (a tradition)
施秉	Shī bǐng	see 施秉縣\|施秉县[Shi1 bing3 Xian4]
秉持	bǐng chí	to uphold; to hold fast to
一秉虔诚	yī bǐng qián chéng	earnestly and sincerely (idiom); devoutly
秉烛	bǐng zhú	variant of 炳燭\|炳烛[bing3 zhu2]
秉赋	bǐng fù	variant of 稟賦\|禀赋[bing3 fu4]