• 882nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 110 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bān (Ban1)surname Ban
2. bān (ban1)team • class • squad • work shift • ranking • CL:個|个[ge4] • classifier for groups

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

上班 

Uncommon

上班族 
下班 
值班 
加班 
夜班 
早班 
班主任 
班级 (班級)
班车 (班車)
班长 (班長)
航班 
西班牙 

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.