柄 Strokes Write it Listen 柄 bǐng handle, lever, knob; authority HSK 7–9 9 strokes Radical 木 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from木meaningmùtree; wood, lumber; wooden丙soundbǐngthird; 3rd heavenly stem How it works木 hints at the meaning (tree), and 丙 bǐng hints at the sound.