Where does “兵” come from?
兵 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese へい, from Middle Chinese 兵.
兵 (Japanese): a soldier; a war machine; a weapon; a battle, a...
Definitions
- a soldier; a war machine; a weapon; a battle, a...
Ancestry of “兵”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | へい | — |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 兵 | — |