般 (bān): Kind — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Recognition 3

Writing 3

1.

Animated Stroke Order 般

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 般

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

般

舟boat

殳weapon

般=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 般

般 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 般

Suffix for 'kind, manner'

般 is used as a suffix to indicate a type, sort, or manner of something.

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6.

Example Sentences

tā他

yì一

bān般

zǎo早

shàng上

qī七

diǎn

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舟boat

+殳weapon

A boat (舟) is controlled by a hand with a tool (殳), indicating the act of handling or moving, often implying a general type or sort.

yī一

bān般

ordinary

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bǎi百

bān般

All kinds of things

点

qǐ起

chuáng床

。

He usually gets up at 7 AM.

tā他

rú如

cǐ此

zhè这

bān般

de地

jiě解

shì释

le了

yī一

biàn遍

。

He explained it in such a way once.

tā他

bǎi百

bān般

quàn劝

shuō说

，

zhōng终

yú于

shuō说

fú服

le了

tā她

。

He persuaded her by every means and finally convinced her.

Wǒ我

cóng从

wèi未

jiàn见

guò过

zhè这

bān般

měi美

lì丽

de的

fēng风

jǐng景

。

I have never seen such beautiful scenery.

Zhè这

jiàn件

yī衣

fu服

hé和

nà那

tiáo条

kù裤

zi子

bù不

bān般

pèi配

。

This shirt and those pants don't match well.

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