鞭

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

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

革 meaning + 便 sound ( biàn )

Components 革便

whip · Heisig RSH #2840

革 leather + 便 convenient

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
快马加鞭	kuài mǎ jiā biān	to spur the horse to full speed (idiom); to go as fast as possible
三节鞭	sān jié biān	three-section staff (old-style weapon)
投鞭断流	tóu biān duàn liú	arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
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
鞭子	biān zi	whip; CL:根[gen1]
马鞭	mǎ biān	horsewhip
鞭打	biān dǎ	to whip; to lash; to flog; to thrash
放鞭炮	fàng biān pào	to set off firecrackers
教鞭	jiào biān	teacher's pointer
皮鞭	pí biān	lash
鞭节	biān jié	flagellum
鞭毛	biān máo	flagellum
鞭辟入里	biān pì rù lǐ	penetrated; trenchant; incisive
牛鞭	niú biān	pizzle; bull's penis (served as food)
霸王鞭	bà wáng biān	a rattle stick used in folk dancing; rattle stick dance
鞭虫	biān chóng	whipworm
先鞭	xiān biān	to be the first; to lead the way
鞭毛纲	biān máo gāng	flagellate
党鞭	dǎng biān	(politics) whip
竹鞭	zhú biān	bamboo rhizome; bamboo whip

Characters sharing the sound component 便 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
便 sound part	biàn	easy, convenient; expedient
缏	biàn	hem; to braid, to plait