般

bān · bō

sort · kind

Radical: 舟 Strokes: 10

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Most common

Same radical

船航舟舰艇舱舫舵舶舸舷艘

Same radical

船航舟舰艇舱舫舵舶舸舷艘舻舡艄

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Character Decomposition

般=舟+殳

Etymology

Using a tool 殳 to sort items on a tray 舟

Meanings2 pronunciations

bān

sort

kind

class

way

manner

bō

used in 般若 bō rě

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Words with 般 103 total

to play · to amuse oneself般乐pán lè (Buddhism) wisdom; insight into the true nature of reality (from Sanskrit prajñā)般若bō rě to amuse oneself般游pán yóu (old) this way · this much恁般rèn bān entire全般quán bān every kind · manifold · extremely万般wàn bān same · ordinary · so-so · common · general · generally · in general一般yī bān like this · this way这般zhè bān in hundred and one ways · in every possible way · by every means百般bǎi bān to be well matched · to suit般配bān pèi various · many different kinds of诸般zhū bān

Idioms with 般 17 total Chain

(idiom) to put up innumerable obstacles; to create all kinds of difficulties百般刁难bǎi bān diāo nàn to fawn upon sb in every possible way百般奉承bǎi bān fèng chéng all crows are black (idiom) · evil people are bad all over the world天下乌鸦一般黑tiān xià wū yā yī bān hēi

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