板(bǎn)

HSK 28 strokes

board

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Character information

Pinyin
bǎn
Meaning
board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:块; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 板 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木反

In this compound, the meaning comes from 木 (wood); 反 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

木mù反fǎn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 板 step by step

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

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Words with 板

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

dì地bǎn板
HSK 6

floor

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jiào叫bǎn板
HSK 7-9

to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking…

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pāi拍bǎn板
HSK 7-9

wooden clappers (percussion instrument)

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sān三bǎn板

sampan

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zhōng中bǎn板

moderato

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zhǔ主bǎn板

(computing) motherboard; (stock market) main board

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yī一bǎn板yī一yǎn眼

lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (i…

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yī一bǎn板sān三yǎn眼

lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar)…

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万且业为主举久乐

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地叫拍三中主一眼

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