How to Write 邴 (bǐng) — Meaning “Bing (a surname)”

Think of "Bing" as the third (丙) famous person in a city (阝), so his surname is Bing. You can also imagine a city where Mr. Bing lives, and the right side looks like a person with a hat.

First write the left radical 阝 with a horizontal fold hook and a vertical line, then write the right part 丙. In 丙, be careful to make the third stroke (horizontal fold hook) smooth and not too wide, and place the final dot correctly inside the hook.

The main difference is the right side: 邴 has 丙 (bǐng), 邗 has 干 (gān), and 邘 has 于 (yú). 邴 is a surname, while 邗 is an ancient place name (not used as a surname today) and 邘 is also a rare surname or place name.

邴 is used only as a surname in modern Chinese, for example in 邴先生 (Mr. Bing) or 姓邴 (surname Bing). It is not common, but it is an old surname from the State of Qi in ancient China, so you might meet someone with this name.

Common words containing 邴 include: 邴先生 (bǐng xiān shēng) — Mr. Bing; 邴老师 (bǐng lǎo shī) — Teacher Bing; 姓邴 (xìng bǐng) — Surname Bing.