半

bàn

half · semi-

Radical: 十 Strokes: 5

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

Same radical

南克华十单千卖博升协卒午

Same radical

南克华十单千卖博升协卒午卓卑卉

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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

bàn

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Words with 半 483 total

more than half · greater part · most · probably · most likely大半dà bàn fifty (years of age)半白bàn bái fifty (usually referring to sb's age)半百bàn bǎi half of sth · one side of sth半边bàn biān medium-sized半大bàn dà peninsula半岛bàn dǎo the least bit半点bàn diǎn a little bit半分bàn fēn

Idioms with 半 101 total

incomplete · unfinished半半拉拉bàn bàn lā lā half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands) · vast swathe of territory半壁江山bàn bì jiāng shān lit. 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 yǔ to not fully understand · to only partly understand半懂不懂bàn dǒng bù dǒng