般(bān)

HSK 210 strokes
Readingsbānbōpán

sort

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
bān / bō / pán
Meaning
sort; kind; class; way; manner
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 般 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰舟殳

Using a tool 殳 to sort items on a tray 舟

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

Made of

舟zhōu殳shū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 般 step by step

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

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Words with 般

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

yī一bān般
HSK 2

same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general

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yī一bān般lái来shuō说
HSK 4

generally speaking

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quán全bān般

entire

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nèn恁bān般

(old) this way; this much

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yī一bān般xìng性

general

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yī一bān般ér而yán言

generally speaking

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yī一bān般jiàn见shi识

(idiom) to lower oneself to (sb's) level

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yī一bān般shuō说lái来

generally speaking

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Related characters

More HSK 2 characters

万且业为主举久乐

From 般’s common words

一来说全恁性而言

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