禀 (bǐng) — (bound form) to report to a superior (in 禀报, 禀告); (bound form) natural endowment, innate quality (in 禀赋); (bound form) to receive (from above, in 禀受)
Definition
A literary bound form used only inside set words like 禀报 (report to a superior) and 禀赋 (natural endowment). It carries a formal, written tone and is never used alone.
bound form
to report to a superior (in 禀报, 禀告)natural endowmentinnate quality (in 禀赋)to receive (from above, in 禀受)
Examples
- 。Tā xiàng lǐng dǎo bǐng bào le gōng zuò qíng kuàng.He reported his work situation to the superior.
- 禀。Zhè hái zi yǒu hěn hǎo de yīn yuè bǐng fù.This child has a good musical talent.
- 禀。Tā bǐng shòu le zǔ xiān de yōu liáng pǐn dé.He received the excellent virtues from his ancestors.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 稟; 禀 is its simplified writing.
- 㐭㐭㐭granary
- 禾禾hégrain
The traditional form 稟 combines 㐭 (granary) and 禾 (grain) to show gifting grain; the simplified 禀 is a shorthand, so its present parts are not the historical parts.
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