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The Chinese word ban - 半 - bàn
(half in Chinese)

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

bàn

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English translations

half, partly, halfway

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 半 ( bàn ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
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Chinese characters ( ban / bàn ) with pronunciation (English translation: half )
The traditional Chinese characters of bàn are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Topic
Numbers and Mathematics
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Character complexity
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半 is composed of 5 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

peninsula  |  radius
半 ( ban / bàn ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 353)
Chinese example words containing the character 半 ( ban / bàn )
阿拉伯半岛 ( Ālābó Bàndăo = Arabia ), 巴尔干半岛 ( Bāĕrgān bàndăo = Balkan ), 半天 ( bàntiān = half of the day ), 半夜 ( bànyè = midnight ),
Other characters that are pronounced bàn in Chinese
办 (to deal with) , 扮 (to be dressed up as) , 拌 (to mix) , 伴 (to accompany)
More words that mean partly in Chinese
bùfèn ( 部分 )

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