• 513th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 205 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bàn (ban4)half • semi- • incomplete • (after a number) and a half

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bàn (ban4)The component is pronounced as '' (ba1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

一半 
半夜 

Uncommon

三更半夜 
上半年 
下半年 
下半身 
事半功倍 
半价 (半價)
半场 (半場)
半天 
半岛 (半島)
半成品 
半条命 (半條命)
半死 
半决赛 (半決賽)
半生 
半空 
半路 
半辈子 (半輩子)
半途而废 (半途而廢)
半点 (半點)
多半 
夜半 
大半 
深更半夜 
过半 (過半)

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  • 249th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 274 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
earthN/ANo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cháng (chang2)threshing floor • classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
2. chǎng (chang3)large place used for a specific purpose • stage • scene (of a play) • classifier for sporting or recreational activities • classifier for number of exams

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

商场 (商場)
场景 (場景)
场面 (場面)
市场 (市場)
广场 (廣場)
战场 (戰場)
机场 (機場)
现场 (現場)
登场 (登場)
立场 (立場)
职场 (職場)

Uncommon

上场 (上場)
下场 (下場)
中场 (中場)
主场 (主場)
停车场 (停車場)
入场 (入場)
入场券 (入場券)
全场 (全場)
冷场 (冷場)
出场 (出場)
到场 (到場)
剧场 (劇場)
包场 (包場)
半场 (半場)
在场 (在場)
场合 (場合)
场地 (場地)
场所 (場所)
官场 (官場)
客场 (客場)
专场 (專場)
市场价 (市場價)
市场化 (市場化)
情场 (情場)
捧场 (捧場)
排场 (排場)
操场 (操場)
收场 (收場)
散场 (散場)
会场 (會場)
沙场 (沙場)
浴场 (浴場)
牧场 (牧場)
球场 (球場)
用场 (用場)
当场 (當場)
磁场 (磁場)
竞技场 (競技場)
篮球场 (籃球場)
考场 (考場)
菜市场 (菜市場)
赌场 (賭場)
赛场 (賽場)
足球场 (足球場)
农场 (農場)
退场 (退場)
进场 (進場)
游乐场 (遊樂場)
开场 (開場)
飞机场 (飛機場)
体育场 (體育場)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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