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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ban1
- English meanings
- copy mechanically, remove, apply indiscriminately, take away, transfer, move, move (house)
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 般.
Meaning & sound clues
扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.
般 is identified as the sound component (bān). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 搬.
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 pull
to mix
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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- 搬家
- 搬迁