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partner

HSK 7 N1
bàn
ハン、バン
ともな.う
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 半 represents the sound.
Components
person (side)+ half =
partner
Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
Phonetic component
bàn half
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[bàn]
partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany
Japanese
とも 同音
noun+suru verb companion; follower; attendant; retinue
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
とも
Tomo place namesurnamegiven name
ともな
Tomona female given name
ともない
Tomonai unclassified name
ともの
Tomono surname
ともり
Tomori surname
はん
Han surname
ばん
Ban surname