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判
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judge

HSK 6 N2
Objects →Tools →Weapons
pàn
ハン、バン
わか.る
판
Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 半 represents the sound.
Components
半 half+ 刂 knife (side) =
判 judge
半 Phonetic component
bàn half
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刂 Meaning component
dāo knife (side)
knife
刂 is a component form of 刀.
Notes
Similar Characters
伴 partner叛 betray拌 blend泮 Zhou dynasty school畔 littoral絆 catch (trad)绊 loop (simp)胖 fat衅 consecrate (simp)袢 robe刈 mow刊 publication刎 cut throat刑 punishment划 paddle (simp)刖 cutting off feet刘 destroy (simp)刚 tough (simp)创 establish (simp)删 delete (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
判
Regular
Modern
Chinese
判 [pàn]
to judge; to sentence; to discriminate; to discern; obviously (different)
Japanese
判 はん 、 ばん 同音

noun

  1. seal; stamp; monogram signature
  2. judgment; judgement
  3. size (of paper or books)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
判 ばん
Ban surname
判 わかつ
Wakatsu given name
CHINESE WORDS (94)
判断 [pàn​duàn] #2,717
to judge
判断 [pàn​duàn] #2,717
to judge
谈判 [tán​pàn] #3,191
to negotiate
谈判 [tán​pàn] #3,191
to negotiate
审判 [shěn​pàn] #2,201
a trial
审判 [shěn​pàn] #2,201
a trial
判决 [pàn​jué] #3,512
judgment (by a court of law)
判决 [pàn​jué] #3,512
judgment (by a court of law)
裁判 [cái​pàn] #4,756
judgment
批判 [pī​pàn] #15,556
to criticize
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 分かる [わかる] #465
to understand
⭐ 判断 [はんだん] #791
judgment
⭐ 評判 [ひょうばん] #2,764
reputation
⭐ 判明 [はんめい] #4,451
establishing
⭐ 批判 [ひはん] #5,951
criticism
⭐ 裁判 [さいばん] #6,369
trial
⭐ 判定 [はんてい] #7,546
judgement
判別 [はんべつ] #9,244
distinction
⭐ 審判 [しんぱん] #10,423
judgement
⭐ 判決 [はんけつ] #13,546
judicial decision
190 more items
KOREAN WORDS (24)
판단 #14,079
judgment; decision
판사 #18,639
judge
판결 #23,266
decision; judgment
심판 #39,360
judgment; decision
공판
trial
군사 재판
military trial
담판
face-off negotiation; showdown
무비판
being uncritical
문고판
paperback; pocketbook
민사 재판
civil trial
14 more items