ㄅㄢ ˇ

bǎn

board

板 is an 8 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as bǎn in the third tone, however it can also be pronounced as pàn.

In traditional Chinese the character 闆 may be used.

It is made up of the components 木 (wood) and 反 (contrary).

  • 板
    ㄅㄢ ˇ

    bǎn

    board

    • 木
      ㄇㄨ ˋ

      mù

      wood

    • 反
      ㄈㄢ ˇ

      fǎn

      contrary

5 stories have been written about this character — see all
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the board was made out of wood
by CLTCyaseminearifoski

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Wood gets turned into boards
by CLTCKayla

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the wood was board so I started playing with it
by rayanhassan8B

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wood is the main thing in a board
by cltc_umayr

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CONTRARY to Layla's wishes, the TREE was cut down and turned into <board>s. "That ought to be <BAN>ned!" she said.
by vms5q

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 板

bǎn
pàn

Definitions for 板 pronounced as bǎn

  • board
  • plank
  • plate
  • shutter
  • table tennis bat
  • clappers (music)
  • CL:塊|块[kuai4]
  • accented beat in Chinese music
  • hard
  • stiff
  • to stop smiling or look serious
  • see 老闆|老板, boss

Definitions for 板 pronounced as pàn

  • to catch sight of in a doorway (old)

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