ban3 - 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
ban3 - see 老闆|老板, boss
pan4 - to catch sight of in a doorway (old)
Pronunciation Clues:
Pronunciation clue for 板 (ban3): The component 反 is pronounced as 'fan3'. It has the same pinyin final.
Pronunciation clue for 板 (pan4): The component 反 is pronounced as 'fan3'. It has the same pinyin final.
Decomposition Levels: Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components. Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page. Level 3: 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.