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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 may be used.

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

  • ㄅㄢ ˇ

    bǎn

    board

    • ㄇㄨ ˋ

      wood

    • 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)

Vocabulary

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Collections

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