Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 反 represents the sound.
Components
木 Meaning component
mù tree
Notes
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Historical Evolution
板
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
板
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
板
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
板
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
板
Regular
Modern
Chinese
板 [bǎn]
board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:塊|块[kuài]; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious
板 / 闆 [bǎn]
see 老闆|老板, boss
板 / 闆 [pàn]
to catch sight of in a doorway (old)
Japanese
noun
- board; plank
- sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); pane; slab
- cutting board; chopping board
- chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook (usu. as 板さん)
- stage (i.e. at a theatre)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
板 いた
Ita surname
板 いたか
Itaka surname
板 いたさき
Itasaki surname
板 いたざき
Itazaki surname
板 いたはな
Itahana unclassified name
板 いたばな
Itabana unclassified name
板 ばん
Ban unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
老板 [lǎobǎn] #924
variant of 老闆|老板[lǎobǎn]
地板 [dìbǎn] #2,471
floor
板块 [bǎnkuài] #19,460
slab
板块 [bǎnkuài] #19,460
slab
篮板 [lánbǎn] #20,402
backboard
篮板 [lánbǎn] #20,402
backboard
平板 [píngbǎn] #21,137
slab
甲板 [jiǎbǎn] #5,956
deck (of a boat etc)
天花板 [tiānhuābǎn] #6,811
ceiling
滑板 [huábǎn] #6,375
skateboard
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 看板 [かんばん] #3,918
signboard
⭐ 出版 [しゅっぱん] #7,822
publication
⭐ 掲示板 [けいじばん] #9,627
bulletin board
⭐ 甲板 [かんぱん] #10,181
deck (of a ship)
⭐ 黒板 [こくばん] #10,541
blackboard
⭐ 鉄板 [てっぱん] #11,535
iron plate
胸板 [むないた] #13,216
breast
基板 [きばん] #14,543
(circuit) board
⭐ 基盤 [きばん] #14,543
base
床板 [ゆかいた] #20,756
floorboard
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