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Character Decomposition
半=丷+牛
Etymology
A cow 牛 splitting 丷 wood in half
Meanings
half
semi-
incomplete
(after a number) and a half
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Words with 半 483 total
more than half · greater part · most · probably · most likely大半dà bànfifty (years of age)半白bàn báififty (usually referring to sb's age)半百bàn bǎihalf of sth · one side of sth半边bàn biānmedium-sized半大bàn dàpeninsula半岛bàn dǎothe least bit半点bàn diǎna little bit半分bàn fēnhalf price半价bàn jiàhalf (of sth) · halfway through半截bàn jiéradius半径bàn jìngmidair半空bàn kōng(coll.) half半拉bàn lǎhalfway · midway · on the way半路bàn lùhalf-price ticket · half fare半票bàn piàohalf-mast · half-staff半旗bàn qí
Idioms with 半 101 total Chain
incomplete · unfinished半半拉拉bàn bàn lā lāhalf of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands) · vast swathe of territory半壁江山bàn bì jiāng shānlit. half of the Analects (idiom)\ · fig. a saying praising the Analects of Confucius: mastering half of it is enough to improve one's abilities and govern the state半部论语bàn bù lún yǔto not fully understand · to only partly understand半懂不懂bàn dǒng bù dǒng
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