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ㄆㄢ ˋ

pàn

judge

判 is a 7 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as pàn in the fourth tone.

It is made up of the components (half) and (knife).

  • ㄆㄢ ˋ

    pàn

    judge

    • ㄅㄢ ˋ

      bàn

      half

    • ㄉㄠ

      dāo

      knife

2 stories have been written about this character — see all
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A judge must cut through the noise like a knife and hear both halves of the argument.
by fnx

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You judge when the chicken is ready by cutting it in half with a knife.
by ChineseSuperman

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 判

Definitions for 判 pronounced as pàn

  • to judge
  • to sentence
  • to discriminate
  • to discern
  • obviously (different)

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