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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- pan4
- English meanings
- to judge, to sentence, to discriminate, to discern, obviously (different)
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 半; right 刂.
Meaning & sound clues
刂 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “knife”.
半 is identified as the sound component (bàn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 判.
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.
betray; rebel
climb; clamber
tray; nirvana
bank; edge
measure word (events)
plate; tray; game
expect
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 判决
- 判处
- 判定
- 判断
- 审判
- 批判
- 裁判
- 评判
- 谈判