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bān = b + an1
sort / kind / class / way / manner
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pán = p + an2
see 般樂|般乐[pan2 le4]
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How to pronounce 般

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.

= b initial

B is for Beelzebub.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= p initial

P is for Pinocchio.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

般 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.

Component Translations
shū = shu + Ø1
surname Shu
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shū = shu + Ø1
bamboo or wooden spear / Kangxi radical 79, occurring in 段[duan4], 毅[yi4], 殺|杀[sha1] etc
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zhōu = zh + ou1
boat
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Characters with 般 as component

bān = b + an1
to move (i.e. relocate oneself) / to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) / to shift / to copy indiscriminately
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pán = p + an2
plate / dish / tray / board / hard drive (computing) / to build / to coil / to check / to examine / to transfer (property) / to make over / classifier for food: dish, helping / to coil / classifier for coils of wire / classifier for games of chess
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pán = p + an2
firm / stable / rock
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Words with 般

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same / ordinary / so-so / common / general / generally / in general
to be well matched / to suit

Sentences with 般

yāo
hóu
yǒu
shí
èr
bān
biàn
huà

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bān / pán

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