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{{character info}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=75|rad=木|as=05|sn=9|four=41927|canj=DMOB|ids=⿰木丙}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[𫪲]]}}

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0518.080|dkj=14603|dj=0906.090|hdz=21179.020|uh=67C4}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|alt=棅}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|木|t1=wood|丙|ls=psc|c1=s|c2=p}} – a wooden handle.

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=bǐng,bìng
|c=beng3,bing3
|mn=qz,tp,xm:pìⁿ/kh,zz:pèⁿ/qz,xm,zz:pèng
|mn_note=pìⁿ/pèⁿ - vernacular; pèng - literary
|mn-t=bên3
|mc=y
|oc=y
|cat=n,c:v
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[handle]] {{gl|of an [[axe]], [[implement]], etc.}}
#: {{zh-x|手柄|handle}}
#: {{zh-x|椅柄|seat handle|C}}
# [[stem]] {{gl|of a [[flower]], [[leaf]], [[fruit]], etc.}}
# {{lb|zh|literary|or in compounds}} [[mistake]] which can be used [[against]] someone
# {{lb|zh|literary|or in compounds}} [[power]]; [[authority]]
# {{lb|zh|literary|or in compounds}} to [[wield]]; to be [[in control]] of
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese|transitive}} {{alt form|zh|偋|t=to [[hide]]}}
# {{lb|zh|dialectal}} {{zh-classifier|something with a [[handle]]}}

====Synonyms====
* {{s|handle}} {{zh-l|把|tr=bà}}
* {{s|power}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|權力}}
* {{s|to wield}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|克制}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|六柄|兵柄|刀柄|劍柄|國柄|執柄|大柄|太阿之柄|孢囊柄|尺土之柄|巴柄|把柄|授人以柄|政柄|文柄|斗柄|曲柄笠|朝柄|柄任|柄子|柄政|柄用|柄臣|機柄|權柄|殺生之柄|沒把柄|沒頭脫柄|百年之柄|笑柄|箭柄魚|胚柄|花柄|菌柄|落人笑柄|葉柄|蒴柄|話柄|談柄|貪權竊柄|魁柄|胸骨柄}}

===References===
* {{R:yue:Hanzi}}

{{cat|cmn|Intermediate Mandarin}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=c|rs=木05}}

# a [[handle]], [[lever]], [[knob]]
# a [[design]] or [[pattern]]
# one's [[build]] or [[character]]

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=ひょう<ひやう
|kanon=へい
|kanyoon=ひ
|kun=え-<え-<𛀁-, かび-, かい-, から-, がら-, つか-, つく-
|nanori=から, ら
}}

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|え}}

Change in meaning from {{m|ja|枝|pos=''e'', historically ''ye'', “branch, stem”}}.<ref name="KDJ">{{R:Kokugo Dai Jiten}}</ref>

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|え|acc=0|acc_ref=DJR}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|え}}

# a [[handle]], a [[grip]], a [[shaft]], a [[haft]]
#: {{syn|ja|取っ手|取手|把手|tr1=totte|tr2=totte|tr3=totte}}
#: {{ja-usex|大%鎌の'''柄'''|おお%がま の '''え'''|a [[snath]], a [[scythe]] shaft}}

=====Idioms=====
* {{ja-r|柄の無い所に柄をすげる|え の ない ところ に え を すげる}}: “to attach a handle where there isn't one” → to strain credibility with one's words, to [[talk out one's ass]]

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|かび|alt=穎}}

From {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=かび}}. Used in the ''{{w|Kojiki}}''. Generally regarded as cognate with {{m|ja|黴|tr=kabi||mold}}, from the shared idea of [[sprout]]s or [[shoot]]s. Appears to be noun stem of {{cog|ojp|-|sort=かび}} verb {{m|ja|かぶ|tr=kabu}} (source of modern {{cog|ja|黴る}}, ''kabiru'', “to go moldy”), with probable original meaning of {{m|en|sprout|to sprout}}.<ref name="KDJ">{{R:Kokugo Dai Jiten}}</ref>

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|かび}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|かび}}

# {{lb|ja|sort=かび|archaic}} a [[sprout]]
#: {{syn|ja|芽|tr=me}}
# {{lb|ja|sort=かび|archaic}} an [[ear]] of [[grain]], particularly of [[rice]]
#: {{syn|ja|穂|tr1=ho|穂先|tr2=hosaki}}
# {{lb|ja|sort=かび|archaic}} the [[handle]] or [[grip]] of a [[tool]], or [[hilt]] of a [[blade]] {{qualifier|by extension from the idea of “a smaller portion sticking out from the main body” like a sprout}}
#:{{syn|ja|柄|tr=tsuka}} {{qualifier|see below}}

=====Usage notes=====
The {{m|en|grain}} sense is more commonly spelled {{l|ja|穎}}.

===Etymology 3===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|かい|alt=穎}}

{{IPAchar|/kabi/}} → {{IPAchar|/kai/}}

Alteration of ''kabi''.<ref name="KDJ">{{R:Kokugo Dai Jiten}}</ref>

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|かい}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|かい|hhira=かひ}}

# {{lb|ja|sort=かい|archaic}} see ''kabi'' above

===Etymology 4===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|から}} <span id="particle"></span>

From {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=から}}, from {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|*kara}}. Origin of particle {{m|ja|から|tr=kara||from, because}}.<ref name="KDJ">{{R:Kokugo Dai Jiten}}</ref>

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|から}}

====Suffix====
{{ja-pos|suffix|から}}

# of the same [[lineage]]
# the inherent [[quality|qualities]] or [[characteristic]]s of a thing

=====Usage notes=====
The {{m|en|lineage}} sense is often found embedded in other words, such as the first few of the following.

=====Derived terms=====
{{der-top}}
* {{sense|lineage}} {{ja-r|同胞|はらから}}: “of the (same) belly” → a [[sibling]], more specifically a sibling from the same [[mother]]
* {{sense|lineage}} {{ja-r|族|やから}}: “of the (same) house” → a [[family]] [[member]]
* {{sense|lineage}} {{ja-r|親族|うから}}: “of the (same) parents/ancestors” → a [[blood relative]]
* {{sense|qualities}} {{ja-r|神柄|かみから}}, {{ja-r|神柄|かむから}}: the [[true]] [[nature]] of a [[god]]
* {{sense|qualities}} {{ja-r|山柄|やまから}}: the [[nature]] or [[characteristic]]s of a [[mountain]]
{{der-bottom}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|から}}

# {{lb|ja|sort=から|archaic}} {{qualifier|by extension from the ''qualities'' sense}} an [[origin]] or [[source]], a [[reason]] for something

=====Usage notes=====
Often followed by the particle {{ja-r|に}}. This usage evolved into the modern particle {{m|ja|から|tr=kara||from, because}}.<ref name="KDJ">{{R:Kokugo Dai Jiten}}</ref>

===Etymology 5===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|から|alt=幹}}

In light of the {{m|en|stem}} sense, probably derived semantically from {{m|en|origin}}, {{m|en|source}} meanings.

Compare also {{cog|ko|가락}}, similarly used as a counter for long and slender objects.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|から}}

====Counter====
{{ja-pos|counter|から}}

# used to count items with [[shaft]]s

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|から}}

# the [[trunk]] or [[stem]] of a [[plant]]
# the [[shaft]] of an [[arrow]]
# the [[shaft]], [[haft]], or [[handle]] of a [[tool]]

====Prefix====
{{ja-pos|prefix|から}}

# describes something with a [[stem]], [[shaft]], or [[handle]]

=====Usage notes=====
The {{m|en|shaft}} sense is often found embedded in other words, such as the following, which are often spelled with other kanji.

=====Derived terms=====
{{der-top}}
* {{ja-r|柄臼|からうす|rom=-}}, {{ja-r|唐臼|からうす|rom=-}}, {{ja-r|碓|からうす}}: a kind of [[mortar]] and [[pestle]] with the pestle mounted on a long [[shaft]] for [[leverage]]
* {{ja-r|柄%秤|から%はかり|rom=-}}, {{ja-r|唐%秤|から%はかり|rom=-}}, {{ja-r|権%衡|から%はかり}}: a [[balance]] [[scale]] (as opposed to a [[spring]] scale)
* {{ja-r|柄%秤|から%ばかり|rom=-}}, {{ja-r|唐%秤|から%ばかり|rom=-}}, {{ja-r|権%衡|から%ばかり}}: same as above
* {{ja-r|柄楫|からかじ|rom=-}}, {{ja-r|唐楫|からかじ}}: a [[tiller]] with a [[shafted]] [[handle]]
* {{ja-r|柄鋤|からすき|rom=-}}, {{ja-r|唐鋤|からすき|rom=-}}, {{ja-r|犂|からすき}}: a [[plow]] (literally, “a [[spade]] on a long [[shaft]]”)
{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology 6===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|がら}}

Alteration of ''kara'', “qualities, characteristics”. Originally only found as a suffix. {{rendaku2|sort=がら|kara|gara}} The rendaku pronunciation was then later used independently.<ref name="KDJ">{{R:Kokugo Dai Jiten}}</ref>

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|がら|acc=0|acc_ref=DJR}}

====Suffix====
{{ja-pos|suffix|がら}}

# the inherent [[quality|qualities]] or [[characteristic]]s of a thing
# a [[shape]], [[pattern]], or [[design]]

=====Derived terms=====
{{der-top}}
* {{sense|qualities}} {{ja-r|国%柄|くに%がら}}: a [[nation]]'s (good) qualities; the state of a nation
* {{sense|qualities}} {{ja-r|人%柄|ひと%がら}}: a person's [[character]]
* {{sense|qualities}} {{ja-r|家%柄|いえ%がら}}: a family's or household's [[station]] or [[standing]] in [[society]]
* {{sense|qualities}} {{ja-r|続%柄|つづき%がら|rom=-}}, {{ja-r|続き柄|つづきがら}}: one's [[immediate]] [[relation]]s, such as [[parent]]s or [[sibling]]s
* {{sense|qualities}} {{ja-r|場%所%柄|ば%しょ%がら}}: the qualities of a [[place]]; that which is [[appropriate]] or [[suitable]] for a place
* {{sense|qualities}} {{ja-r|時%節%柄|じ%せつ%がら}}: the qualities of a [[time]] or [[season]]; that which is [[appropriate]] or [[suitable]] for a time or season
* {{sense|shape}} {{ja-r|花%柄|はな%がら}}: a [[flower]] [[pattern]]
{{der-bottom}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|がら}}

# one's [[physical]] [[shape]] or [[build]]
#: {{syn|ja|体付き|tr1=karadatsuki|体付|tr2=karadatsuki|なり|tr3=nari}}
#: {{ja-usex|'''柄'''の大きいやつだな。|'''がら''' の おおき.い やつ だ な。|Wow, he's sure '''built''' big.}}
# one's [[character]], [[personality]], or [[temperament]]
#: {{ja-usex|'''柄'''の悪い人|'''がら''' の わるい ひと|a person with a bad '''character'''}}
# a [[pattern]] or [[design]], such as on [[cloth]]
#: {{syn|ja|模様|tr=moyō}}
#: {{ja-usex|あの'''柄'''は派手過ぎるよ。|^あの '''がら''' は はで-すぎる よ。|That '''pattern''' is way too colorful.}}

=====Idioms=====
* {{ja-r|柄にもない|がら に も ない}}: “not even in one's character” → just not in one, just not suitable for one's character or abilities

===Etymology 7===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|つか|alt=欛}}

Cognate with {{m|ja|束|tr=tsuka|pos=ancient unit of length, equivalent to the amount covered from pinky to forefinger when gripping something; analogous to English {{m|en|hand}}}}.<ref name="KDJ">{{R:Kokugo Dai Jiten}}</ref>

Both likely derive from verb {{m|ja|付く|tr=tsuku||to set to, to attach, to accompany}}, particularly as seen in modern Japanese idioms such as {{m|ja|手を付ける|tr=te o tsukeru||to set one's hand to something}}, {{m|ja|手が付く|tr=te ga tsuku||lit=one's hand sets on something|to start using something}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|つか|acc=2|acc_ref=DJR}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|つか}}

# the [[hilt]] of a [[sword]] or [[knife]], or the [[grip]] of a [[bow]] or [[staff]]
# the portion of a [[brush]] [[pen]] held in the hand
# a [[penis]]
#: {{syn|ja|Thesaurus:陰茎}}

=====Idioms=====
* {{ja-r|柄を握る|つか を にぎる}}: “to hold the grip” → to [[stay the course]] in a [[career]] or [[trade]] and become an old [[master]]
* {{ja-r|柄を取る|つか を とる}}: “to take the grip” → to [[stay the course]] in a [[career]] or [[trade]] and become an old [[master]]

===Etymology 8===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|つく|alt=銑,釻}}

[[nominalization|Nominalization]] of verb {{m|ja|付く|tr=tsuku||to attach}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|つく}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|つく}}

# the [[nock]] on either end of a [[bow#Noun|bow]] where the [[bowstring]] rests
# a [[bent]] [[nail]] or other kind of [[spike]] attached to or driven through an iron [[staff]] or a [[truncheon]] to make the weapon more dangerous
# the areas on either end of a [[yoke]] or other carrying [[pole]] where [[cordage]] or [[rope]] is attached, from which the [[load]] is carried
# the [[grip]] of a [[tiller]], [[boathook]], or other [[pole]]
# {{qualifier|as a pun on the verb sense of ''stick to, attach''}} a female [[entertainer]]'s or [[prostitute]]'s [[secret]] [[lover]]
#: {{syn|ja|隠し男|tr1=kakushi otoko|隠男|tr2=kakushi otoko}}

=====Usage notes=====
The {{m|en|grip}} sense is not spelled using the alternative forms, and is only spelled {{lang|ja|柄}} in kanji.

===Etymology 9===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=irr|ほぞ|alt=枘,臍,蔕}}

[[ateji|Ateji]] or [[misspelling]] for uncommon {{m|ja|表外字|tr=hyōgaiji||off-the-chart character|pos=in reference to the chart of official educational kanji}} character {{m|ja|枘|tr=hozo||navel|pos=also generic term for something that [[protrude]]s slightly}}. Note that the right half of {{m|ja|柄}} is {{m|ja|丙}}, with a top bar, while the right half of {{m|ja|枘}} is {{m|ja|内}}, without a top bar.<ref name="KDJ">{{R:Kokugo Dai Jiten}}</ref>

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|ほぞ|acc=1|acc_ref=DJR|acc2=1|acc2_ref=DJR}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|ほぞ}}

# a [[tenon]], as in a [[mortise]] and tenon [[carpentry]] [[join]]
# {{lb|ja|sort=ほぞ|slang}} a [[penis]]
#: {{syn|ja|Thesaurus:陰茎}}

===References===
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==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|hangeul=[[병]]|eumhun=|rv=byeong|mr=pyŏng|y=pyeng}}

# {{rfdef|ko|sort=木05}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=[[bính]]|rs=木05}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=木05}}