(bān)

HSK 7-912 strokes

spot

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
bān
Meaning
spot; colored patch; stripe; spotted; striped; variegated
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿲王文王

Markings 文 in jade 王

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged three parts across.

How to write step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bān

lit. one spot (on the leopard); fig. one small item in a big scheme

Open 一斑 page →
guāngbān

facula (astronomy)

Open 光斑 page →
shībān

livor mortis

Open 尸斑 page →
bānbān

full of stains or spots

Open 斑斑 page →
bānlán

gorgeous; brightly colored; multicolored

Open 斑斓 page →

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