(pán)

4 strokes

classifier for strips of land or bamboo, shops, factories etc

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
pán
Meaning
classifier for strips of land or bamboo, shops, factories etc; slit bamboo or chopped wood (dialect)
Strokes
4
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿹丩厂

Half of a tree trunk; compare 片

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper right.

How to write step by step

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

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

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