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判 (pàn): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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判 (pàn): To judge — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 判

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 判

判 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

判

半bàn · half

刂dāo · knife

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4.

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5.

How to Use 判

Judging in legal context

判 refers to the act of making a formal decision in a court or official setting.

判决 • pàn jué • court decision; judgment • HSK 6

HSK 6

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 判

谈判 • tán pàn • negotiations; talks

HSK 5

tán谈

pàn

7.

Example Sentences

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

gēn根

jù据

shì

Information

Pinyinpàn

Meaningto judge, to decide

Strokes7

Radical刂

Traditional判

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#718

Zhuyinㄆㄢˋ

UnicodeU+5224

CangjieFQLN

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半bàn · half

+刂dāo · knife

pàn判

jué决

court decision; judgment

审判 • shěn pàn • bring to trial; try [in court] • HSK 6

HSK 6

shěn审

pàn判

bring to trial; try [in court]

裁判 • cái pàn • judge; referee • HSK 6

HSK 6

cái裁

pàn判

judge; referee

Evaluating or reaching a conclusion

判 is used in words that mean to evaluate, criticize, or come to a conclusion after consideration.

判断 • pàn duàn • to decide • HSK 4

HSK 4

pàn判

duàn断

to decide

批判 • pī pàn • criticise; repudiate; critique • HSK 6

HSK 6

pī批

pàn判

criticise; repudiate; critique

评判 • píng pàn • Judge • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

píng评

pàn判

Judge

判

negotiations; talks

判处 • pàn chǔ • Sentence / adjudicate

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

pàn判

chǔ处

Sentence / adjudicate

判定 • pàn dìng • Determine / judgment

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

pàn判

dìng定

Determine / judgment

事

shí实

zuò做

chū出

pàn判

duàn断

。

We need to make judgments based on facts.

fǎ法

guān官

huì会

gōng公

zhèng正

de地

pàn判

zhè这

ge个

àn案

zi子

。

The judge will adjudicate this case fairly.

Fǎ法

guān官

gēn根

jù据

zhèng证

jù据

duì对

tā他

jìn进

xíng行

le了

pàn判

xíng刑

。

The judge sentenced him based on the evidence.

fǎ法

yuàn院

míng明

tiān天

jiāng将

jìn进

xíng行

shěn审

pàn判

。

The court will hold a trial tomorrow.

Cái裁

pàn判

pàn判

fá罚

le了

diǎn点

qiú球

。

The referee awarded a penalty kick.

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标biāomark, sign, label, standard
憋biēback; suppress; suffocate
丙bǐngthird; the third of the Ten Heavenly Stems
拨báto pull up
裁cáito cut, to reduce, to decide
采cǎito pick, to pluck, to gather

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Characters pronounced "pan".

潘pānsurname; water in which rice has been rinsed; a river that flows into the Han
磐pánlarge rock, boulder; firm
盘pánplate, dish, tray; to coil, to wind
攀pānto climb, to pull, to grasp
蟠panto coil; to occupy; flat peach
叛pànto betray, to rebel

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Characters with radical "刂".

刽guìamputate, cut off
剐guǎcut, cut flesh from bones
剿jiǎodestroy, exterminate, annihilate
剽piāorob, plunder; slice off; fast
剥bāoto peel, to skin, to strip off
刑xíngpunishment, penalty

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