Pinyin Syllable

Chinese characters pronounced bing

Learn common Chinese characters pronounced bing, including 并 bìng, 兵 bīng, 病 bìng, 冰 bīng, 屏 píng / bǐng. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…

How to Pronounce This Syllable

To say bing, lead with the initial b, then flow without a break into the final ing, holding the tone across the whole syllable.

Initial b

Start the syllable on the initial b, then run straight into the final ing — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.

Final ing

Settle the final ing into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.

Study Tip

Start with the most common characters (并 bìng, 兵 bīng, 病 bìng, 冰 bīng, 屏 píng / bǐng) and lock in their tones. 7 common characters share the sound bing, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.

Learn by Tone

bing turns up here with 4 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.

1st tone

Taking the 1st tone here: 兵, 冰 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.

兵bīngsoldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military 冰bīngice

2nd tone

Taking the 2nd tone here: 屏 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.

屏píng / bǐngget rid of; put aside; reject; keep control; hold back; (standing) screen

3rd tone

Taking the 3rd tone here: 柄, 饼 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.

柄bǐngauthority; handle; hilt 饼bǐnground flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry

4th tone

Taking the 4th tone here: 并, 病 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.

并bìngand; furthermore; (not) at all; simultaneously; also; together with 病bìngailment; sickness; illness; disease; fall ill; sick

Common Words With This Sound

Seeing bing inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.

并且bìng qiěand; besides; moreover; furthermore 合并hé bìngto merge; to annex 并非bìng fēireally isn't 士兵shì bīngsoldier 官兵guān bīng(military) officers and soldiers; officers and men; (old) government troops 大兵dà bīngsoldier; large army; powerful army; (old) large-scale war 病人bìng rénsick person; patient; invalid 生病shēng bìngto fall ill 看病kàn bìngto visit a doctor; to see a patient 冰箱bīng xiāngrefrigerator; (old) icebox

Characters

7 common characters in this group.

Character#1 并 bìngand; furthermore; (not) at all; simultaneously; also; together withTraditional: 並 Character#2 兵 bīngsoldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; militaryTraditional: 兵 Character#3 病 bìngailment; sickness; illness; disease; fall ill; sickTraditional: 病 Character#4 冰 bīngiceTraditional: 冰 Character#5 屏 píng / bǐngget rid of; put aside; reject; keep control; hold back; (standing) screenTraditional: 屏 Character#6 柄 bǐngauthority; handle; hiltTraditional: 柄 Character#7 饼 bǐnground flat cake; cookie; cake; pastryTraditional: 餅