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petal

HSK 7
Nature →Plants
bàn
ベン、ヘン
わきま.える、わ.ける、はなびら、あらそ.う
판
Components
辛 peppery+ 瓜 melon+ 辛 peppery =
瓣 petal
辛
xīn peppery
bitter
瓜 Meaning component
guā melon
melon, gourd, cucumber
melon
辛
xīn peppery
bitter
Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
瓣
Regular
Modern
Chinese
瓣 [bàn]
petal; segment; clove (of garlic); piece; section; fragment; valve; lamella; classifier for pieces, segments etc
Japanese
花びら 、 花弁 、 花片 (rare) 、 瓣 (rare) はなびら 同音
noun petal
弁 、 辯 (old) 、 瓣 (old) 、 辨 (old) べん 同音

noun

  1. speech; tongue; talk; eloquence
  2. abbrev. bento; (explanation) Japanese box lunch
  3. petal
  4. valve
  5. historical Oversight Department; (explanation) division of the daijokan under the ritsuryō system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices

n-suf

  1. dialect; brogue; accent
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
薔薇の花びらはとても繊細だ。
A rose's petals are very delicate.
CHINESE WORDS (28)
花瓣 [huā​bàn] #12,626
petal
豆瓣 [Dòu​bàn] #38,147
Douban, PRC social networking website
瓣膜 [bàn​mó] #31,350
valve (biological)
二尖瓣 [èr​jiān​bàn] #45,450
mitral valve (physiology)
豆瓣酱 [dòu​bàn​jiàng] #55,035
sticky chili bean sauce
豆瓣酱 [dòu​bàn​jiàng] #55,035
sticky chili bean sauce
豆瓣菜 [dòu​bàn​cài] #69,061
watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
二尖瓣狭窄 [èr​jiān​bàn​xiá​zhǎi]
mitral stenosis (physiology)
二尖瓣狭窄 [èr​jiān​bàn​xiá​zhǎi]
mitral stenosis (physiology)
僧帽瓣 [sēng​mào​bàn]
see 二尖瓣[èr​jiān​bàn]
18 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (12)
⭐ 花びら [はなびら] #8,979
petal
⭐ 弁 [べん] #11,345
speech
安全弁 [あんぜんべん] #66,743
safety valve
花片 [かへん] #89,778
petal
豆板醤 [トーバンジャン] #95,886
doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)
⭐ 合弁 [ごうべん] #124,908
joint management
単弁 [たんべん] #138,804
monopetalous
重弁 [じゅうべん] #169,133
double-flowered
弁膜 [べんまく] #179,826
valve (of the heart and the veins)
花弁 [かべん] #185,982
petal
2 more items
KOREAN WORDS (1)
판막 #8,562
valve