(pàn)

HSK 69 strokes

to hope for

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
pàn
Meaning
to hope for; to long for; to expect
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰目分

In this compound, the meaning comes from (eye); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

9 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.

pànwàng
HSK 6

to hope for; to look forward to

Open 盼望 page →
HSK 7-9

glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around

Open 左顾右盼 page →
pàn
HSK 7-9

to expect; to await

Open 期盼 page →
pàn

to expect; to look forward to; anxious for sth; to hope (to get sth)

Open 企盼 page →
qièpàn

to look forward eagerly to sth; keenly desired

Open 切盼 page →
shēpàn

an extravagant hope; to have unrealistic expectations

Open 奢盼 page →
pàn

(literary) to look around

Open 顾盼 page →

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