Shuowen component 515: 丙
About this component
Component: 丙
Seal font (Chongxi): 丙
Mandarin: bǐng
Sino-Vietnamese: bính
Japanese: ヘイ (hei) ; ヒョウ (hyou) ; ひのえ (hinoe)
Korean: PYENG / 병
Unihan definition: third; 3rd heavenly stem
Variants: —
Shuowen entry
位南方,萬物成,炳然。陰气初起,陽气將虧。从一入冂。一者,陽也。丙承乙,象人肩。凡丙之屬皆从丙。