Depicts separating a cow (牛) into two halves (八).
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Historical Evolution
半
Bronze
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
半
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
半
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
半
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
半
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
半
Regular
Modern
Chinese
半 [bàn]
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
Japanese
- half; semi-; partial
- half-past
- odd number
- han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
Korean
반 [半]
half; One of two things split equally.; half; A phrase or part that is in the middle of a certain task or thing.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
半 なか
Naka unclassified name
半 なかば
Nakaba given name
半 はん
Han surnamegiven name
半 はんざき
Hanzaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
一半 [yībàn] #1,117
half
半年 [bànnián] #1,930
half a year
半夜 [bànyè] #3,870
midnight
半场 [bànchǎng] #2,711
half of a game or contest
半场 [bànchǎng] #2,711
half of a game or contest
半个 [bànge] #3,125
half of sth
半个 [bànge] #3,125
half of sth
上半年 [shàngbànnián] #68,456
first half (of a year)
半天 [bàntiān] #10,559
half of the day
半决赛 [bànjuésài] #14,546
semifinals
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 半分 [はんぶん] #912
half
⭐ 半ば [なかば] #2,289
middle
⭐ 半年 [はんとし] #2,542
half a year
⭐ 後半 [こうはん] #2,989
second half
⭐ 大半 [たいはん] #3,723
majority
⭐ 中途半端 [ちゅうとはんぱ] #4,472
halfway
⭐ 上半身 [じょうはんしん] #4,880
upper half of the body
⭐ 下半身 [かはんしん] #4,976
lower half of the body
⭐ 半日 [はんにち] #6,136
half day
⭐ 前半 [ぜんはん] #7,125
first half
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