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半

ㄅㄢ ˋ

bàn

half
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Break characters down into their components to see semantic and phonetic hints

  • 半
    ㄅㄢ ˋ

    bàn

    half

    • ?

      • 二
        ㄦ ˋ

        èr

        two

      • 丨
        ㄍㄨㄣ ˇ

        gǔn

        line

    • 丷
      ㄅㄚ

      bā

      eight

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Two and eight are even numbers that can be divided in half. (The vertical line is dividing them in half.)
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