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bǎn

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bǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bǎn | ban3
English translation
board, plank; plate, slab; unnatural, stiff

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About bǎn

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Number of strokes

17

Traditional form

bǎn

Contains the radical

mén

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

Door  mén  material  pǐn pǐn also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of bǎn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

門品

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and fǎn represents the sound. Simplified form of bǎn .

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Words with bǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
老板 Lǎobǎn boss老闆
bǎn board bǎn
地板 dì bǎn floor地板 dì bǎn
板块 bǎn kuài slab板塊
篮板 lán bǎn backboard籃板
平板 píng bǎn slab平板 píng bǎn
甲板 jiǎ bǎn deck (of a boat etc)甲板 jiǎ bǎn
天花板 tiān huā bǎn ceiling天花板 tiān huā bǎn
滑板 huá bǎn skateboard滑板 huá bǎn
面板 miàn bǎn panel面板 miàn bǎn
木板 mù bǎn slab木板 mù bǎn
血小板 xuè xiǎo bǎn blood platelet血小板 xuè xiǎo bǎn
样板 yàng bǎn template樣板
钢板 gāng bǎn steel plate鋼板
模板 mú bǎn template模板 mú bǎn
老板娘 lǎo bǎn niáng lady boss老闆娘
黑板 hēibǎn blackboard黑板 hēibǎn
板凳 bǎn dèng wooden bench or stool板凳 bǎn dèng
踏板 tà bǎn treadle踏板 tà bǎn
石板 shí bǎn slab石板 shí bǎn
板子 bǎn zi board板子 bǎn zi
板球 bǎn qiú cricket (ball game)板球 bǎn qiú
古板 gǔ bǎn outmoded古板 gǔ bǎn
呆板 dāi bǎn stiff呆板 dāi bǎn
死板 sǐ bǎn rigid死板 sǐ bǎn

bǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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