ㄅㄢ ˋ

bàn

half

半 is a 5 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as bàn in the fourth tone.

  • ㄅㄢ ˋ

    bàn

    half

    • ?

      • ˋ

        èr

        two

      • ㄍㄨㄣ ˇ

        gǔn

        line

    • ㄅㄚ

      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.)
by vms5q

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We half the 8 bàn noodles into 2
by fregeh

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if you have 2 noodles split them in half twice to have 8 BA noodles
by JakieBrock

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I POSTED IT IN WRONG CHARACTER? it represents cutting into two halves
by badphoner

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 半

Definitions for 半 pronounced as bàn

  • half
  • semi-
  • incomplete
  • (after a number) and a half

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