How to write 鞭

鞭 [biān] 名 1. 驱使牲畜的用具，柔软像绳子。 A tool used to drive livestock, soft like a rope. 2. 用鞭子抽打。 To whip. 3. 形状细长类似鞭子的东西。 An object that is long and slender, resembling a whip. 4. 一种古代兵器，铁制有节，无锋刃。 An ancient weapon made of iron, segmented and without a sharp blade. 5. 编连成串的爆竹。 Firecrackers strung together. --- 鞭 [biān] 动 1. 打马。泛指鞭打。 To whip a horse; generally refers to whipping. 2. 古刑名。鞭笞罪人的刑罚。 An ancient legal term referring to the punishment of lashing a criminal. --- 引 1. 《说文》：鞭，驱也。 "Shuōwén": Whip, to drive. 2. 《国语·晋语》：其左执鞭弭。 "Guóyǔ": The one on the left holds the whip. 3. 《左传·宣公十五年》：虽鞭之长，不及马腹。 "Zuo Zhuan": Even if the whip is long, it cannot reach the horse's belly. 4. 《乐府诗集·木兰诗》：北市买长鞭。 "Yuefu Shij i": In the northern market, buy a long whip. 5. 唐·李白《赠友人》：骏马不劳鞭。 Tang Dynasty - Li Bai, "To a Friend": Fine horses do not require the whip. --- 例 比如：鞭影（马鞭的影子，后来比喻警戒策勉）；鞭镫（马鞭与马镫）；鞭弭（马鞭和弓）。 Examples: Whip shadow (the shadow of a riding whip, later used metaphorically for vigilance); whip stirrup (whip and stirrup); whip bow (whip and bow). --- 鞭 [biān] 名 1. 同本义（皮制的马鞭）。 Same original meaning (a leather-thonged whip) - generally refers to a whip. 2. 竹根。 The root of bamboo. 3. 形状细长类似鞭子的东西（指教鞭）。 An object that is long and slender, resembling a whip (referring to a pointer). 4. 古代一种兵器。 An ancient type of weapon. --- 例 例如：鞭笋（植物名，指竹子的根茎生长于地下）; 鞭茁（初生的鞭笋）。 For example: whip bamboo shoots (plant name referring to the underground growth of bamboo's root stem); whip sprout (newly sprouted bamboo shoots). --- 鞭 [biān] 动 1. 打马，泛指鞭打。 To whip a horse; generally refers to whipping. 2. 古刑名。鞭笞罪人的刑罚。 An ancient legal term for the punishment of lashing a criminal. --- 例 例如：鞭牛（鞭打春牛以示迎春）；鞭石（用鞭击石）；鞭草（以鞭击草）；鞭楚（用黄荆木条鞭打人）。 For example: whip the spring ox (whipping an ox to signify the arrival of spring); whip stone (to strike a stone with a whip); whip grass (to strike grass with a whip); whip Chu (to whip a person with a yellow cedar stick).