CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ban1
- English meanings
- to pull, to turn (sth) around, to turn around (a situation), to recoup, variant of 攀[pan1]
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 反.
Meaning & sound clues
扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.
反 is identified as the sound component (fǎn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 扳.
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.
accompany
do
half
to disguise oneself as
to mix
move
spot; stripe
boss
page
measure word (events)
petal; segment
trip; stumble; hinder
kind; sort
boss
issue; award
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