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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ban4
- English meanings
- accompany
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 亻; right 半.
Meaning & sound clues
亻 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “person”.
半 is identified as the sound component (bàn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 伴.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
do
half
to disguise oneself as
to pull
to mix
move
spot; stripe
boss
page
measure word (events)
petal; segment
trip; stumble; hinder
kind; sort
boss
issue; award
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 伙伴
- 伴侣
- 伴奏
- 伴随
- 同伴
- 相伴
- 老伴儿
- 陪伴