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盤
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盘
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tray

HSK 10 N1
Objects →Containers
pán
バン
반
Phonosemantic compound. 皿 represents the meaning and 般 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (盤)
皿 dish+ 般 sort =
盤 tray
皿 Meaning component
mǐn dish
shallow container
般 Phonetic component
bān sort
sort, manner, kind, category
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Simplified (盘)
皿 dish+ 舟 boat =
盘 tray
皿 Meaning component
mǐn dish
shallow container
舟 Simplified component
zhōu boat
boat, ship
Shorthand for the 般 component in the traditional character 盤.
Notes
Similar Characters
孟 Mencius昷 to feed a prisoner盂 cup盃 trophy (trad)盅 small cup or bowl盆 basin盈 replete盎 pot盏 small cup or container (simp)盒 small box盔 bowl盘 plate (simp)盛 flourishing盞 small cup (trad)盟 alliance盧 Louvre (trad)盪 swing (trad)簋 container for sacrificial醢 minced pickled meat卢 rice vessel (simp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
Clerical
Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
Seal Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Seal
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
盘
Regular
Modern
Chinese
盘 / 盤 [pán]
plate; dish; tray; board; hard drive (computing); to build; to coil; to check; to examine; to transfer (property); to make over; classifier for food: dish, helping; to coil; classifier for coils of wire; classifier for games of chess
Japanese
皿 、 盤 (rare) さら 同音

noun

  1. plate; dish; platter; disc
  2. serving; helping; course
  3. kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
盤 ばん 同音
  1. noun board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.)
  2. noun (phonograph) record; disc; disk
  3. n-suf board; panel; plate
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
あなたが皿を洗っている間に、私は床を掃除します。
I'll sweep the floor while you wash the dishes.
チェッカー盤の黒と白の枡は交互に並んでいる。
The black and white squares on a checker board are arranged alternately.
Japanese Names
盤 いわお
Iwao given name
盤 ばん
Ban unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (198)
地盘 [dì​pán] #3,069
domain
盘子 [pán​zi] #3,856
tray
硬盘 [yìng​pán] #5,915
hard disk
键盘 [jiàn​pán] #9,741
keyboard
收盘 [shōu​pán] #51,798
market close
盘问 [pán​wèn] #7,184
to interrogate
方向盘 [fāng​xiàng​pán] #8,723
steering wheel
开盘 [kāi​pán] #46,401
to commence trading (stock market)
盘旋 [pán​xuán] #11,623
to spiral
光盘 [guāng​pán] #20,013
compact disc
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 皿 [さら] #3,308
plate
人手 [ひとで] #6,807
someone else's hands
海星 [ひとで] #6,807
starfish
基板 [きばん] #14,543
(circuit) board
⭐ 基盤 [きばん] #14,543
base
⭐ 終盤 [しゅうばん] #15,464
endgame
⭐ 序盤 [じょばん] #15,758
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.)
⭐ 地盤 [じばん] #18,027
ground
⭐ 円盤 [えんばん] #20,738
disk
⭐ 中盤 [ちゅうばん] #21,833
middle stage
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KOREAN WORDS (12)
음반 #7,981
record; disk
골반 #16,779
pelvis
중반 #30,083
middle stage; middle phase
건반
keyboard
건반 악기
keyboard instrument
기반
base
나침반
compass
원반
disc
은반
silver plate
종반
last stage; final phase
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