兵
bīng
soldiers
a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike; CL:個|个[ge4]
Mound (丘) + divided/two hands (八) = soldiers armed for battle
A mound or hill (丘) split by two hands (八) evokes soldiers dividing up terrain — or more concretely, hands raising weapons over a hilltop stronghold. The image collapses geography and combat into one glyph.
这些兵已经训练了很长时间。
zhè xiē bīng yǐ jīng xùn liàn le hěn cháng shí jiān。
These soldiers have already trained for a very long time.
古代打仗时，兵和将军都要勇敢。
gǔ dài dǎ zhàng shí，bīng hé jiāng jūn dōu yào yǒng gǎn。
In ancient times during war, both soldiers and generals had to be brave.
Words with 兵
兵临城下
bīng lín chéng xià
soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
重兵
zhòng bīng
massive military force
阴兵
yīn bīng
underworld soldier; ghost soldier
阅兵
yuè bīng
to review troops
阅兵式
yuè bīng shì
military parade
阿兵哥
ā bīng gē
(coll.) soldier boy
陈兵
chén bīng
to deploy troops; to mass troops
陈桥兵变
chén qiáo bīng biàn
the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty
雇佣兵
gù yōng bīng
(military) mercenary
双后前兵开局
shuāng hòu qián bīng kāi jú
same as 封閉性開局|封闭性开局
养兵
yǎng bīng
to train troops
养兵千日，用兵一时
yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off