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ㄅㄢ

bān

kind/class

般 is a 10 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as bān in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as pán.

It is made up of the components (boat) and (lance).

  • ㄅㄢ

    bān

    kind/class

    • ㄓㄡ

      zhōu

      boat

    • ㄕㄨ

      shū

      lance

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A man with a LANCE [ban]s us from the premises, saying our <CLASS> doesn't belong. Afraid of being laid *prostrate*, we jump in a BOAT.
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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 般

bān
pán

Definitions for 般 pronounced as bān

  • sort
  • kind
  • class
  • way
  • manner

Definitions for 般 pronounced as pán

  • see 般樂|般乐[pan2 le4]

Vocabulary

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