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CHINESE CHARACTER

bàn

扮

扮

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to disguise oneself as

Numbered pinyin
ban4
English meanings
to disguise oneself as, to dress up, to play (a role), to put on (an expression)

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 分.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    分
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Meaning & sound clues

扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.

分 is identified as the sound component (fēn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 扮.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰扌分

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    bànyǎn扮演。

    Play a role.

  2. 02

    zhuāngbàn装扮。

    Dress up.

  3. 03

    dǎban打扮。

    Dress up.

  4. 04

    nán男bàn扮nǚ女zhuāng装。

    Men dressed as women.

  5. 05

    bànyǎn扮演juésè角色。

    Play a character.

  6. 06

    jīngxīn精心dǎban打扮。

    Dress up carefully.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 打扮
  • 扮演
  • 装扮