盆

盆

🔊 pén = p + (e)n2

basin / flower pot / unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters / CL:個|个[ge4]

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How to pronounce 盆

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

pén

= p initial

P is for Pinocchio.

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☆

+ (e)n2 final

In the encampment’s kitchen.

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盆 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

• 盆
  • 分
    • 八
      • 丿
      • ㇏
    • 刀
      • ㇆
        • 一
        • 亅
      • 丿
  • 皿

Component Translations

分

🔊 fēn = f + (e)n1

to divide; to separate / to distribute; to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)

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分

🔊 fèn = f + (e)n4

part / share / ingredient / component

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皿

🔊 mǐn = mi + (e)n3

dish / vessel / shallow container / rad. no. 108

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皿

🔊 mǐn = mi + (e)n3

(bound form) dish; vessel; shallow container / radical no. 108

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Characters with 盆 as component

湓

湓

🔊 pén = p + (e)n2

flowing of water / name of a river

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