柄 bǐng handle
handle; lever; knob
How to remember 柄: 木 tree + 丙 third = handle. Using wood from the old tree, Grandpa spends his third weekend in a row fixing every broken handle in the house.
Component breakdown
柄 = 木 tree + 丙 third
- 木 tree
- 丙 third
Using wood from the old tree, Grandpa spends his third weekend in a row fixing every broken handle in the house.
How it is used
- A handle - 刀柄 (dāobǐng) knife handle, and a measure word for handled things (一柄伞 yì bǐng sǎn, an umbrella).
- 把柄 (bǎbǐng) is figurative: a 'handle' on someone, i.e. leverage/incriminating evidence - 抓住把柄 (zhuāzhù bǎbǐng) to seize on someone's weakness.