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bàn

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bàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bàn | ban4
English translation
petal
segment
clove (of garlic)
piece
section
fragment
valve
lamella
classifier for pieces, segments etc
petal; segment; valve

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About bàn

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Number of strokes

19

Traditional form

bàn

Contains the radical

guā

Part of speech

Isolated measure word / 量词 liàng cí Liàngcí

Learning hint

melon

Etymology of bàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

辛瓜辛

Semantic compound

guā

Phonetic compound

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Example sentences using bàn

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这些 zhè xiē 豆瓣儿做成 de jiàng dōu shì de .

The thick broad - bean sauce is spicy.

一般 yībān 认为 rènwéi ,前者 qián zhě de 花瓣 huābàn 毛茛 máo gèn shǔ 植物 zhíwù 花萼 huā è 同源 tóng yuán .

The former are considered to be homologous with the sepals of Ranunculus.

服务员 fúwùyuán gěi 我们 wǒmen duān lái pán 掰开 bāi kāi de 橘子 jú zi bàn .

The waiter brought us a dish of orange segments.

水面 shuǐ miàn shǎng duǒ 鲜花 xiān huā 舒展 shū zhǎn kāi de 花瓣 huābàn chēn le 清澈 qīngchè 宁静 níng jìng de 水中.

A flower on the surface extends its petals drowning to subside in the clear still water.

Huā bàn 似的 shìde Shān fēng zài yǐn zhāo 日光 rì guāng , zhè Shān kǎi xiàng 朵花 ?

Is not this mountain like a flower, with its petals of hill, drinking the sunlight?

Words with bàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
bàn petal bàn
花瓣 huābàn petal花瓣 huābàn
豆瓣 Dòu bàn Douban, PRC social networking website豆瓣 Dòu bàn
瓣膜 bàn mó valve (biological)瓣膜 bàn mó
二尖瓣 èr jiān bàn mitral valve (physiology)二尖瓣 èr jiān bàn
豆瓣酱 dòu bàn jiàng doubanjiang豆瓣醬
豆瓣菜 dòu bàn cài watercress (Nasturtium officinale)豆瓣菜 dòu bàn cài

bàn Decomposition & Compounds

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bàn Decomposition

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