鞭
whip or lash; to flog; to whip; conductor's baton; segmented iron weapon (old); penis (of animal, served as food)
18 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,964 U+97AD
How 鞭 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
革 (semantic) + 便 (phonetic, biàn)
How to remember it
whip · Heisig RSH #2840
革 leather + 便 convenient
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 便
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 便 (biàn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 便 sound component | biàn | easy, convenient; expedient |
| 缏 | biàn | hem; to braid, to plait |
Words containing 鞭
| 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 |