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

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Character Breakdown

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般=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.

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HSK Vocabulary: 般

HSK words that contain this character.

一般

yī bān

ordinary

HSK 3

百般

bǎi bān

All kinds of things

HSK 3.0 L7-9

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 般 is used in context

tā他

yì一

bān般

zǎo早

shàng上

qī七

diǎn点

qǐ起

chuáng床

。

He usually gets up at 7 AM.

tā他

bǎi百

bān般

quàn劝

shuō说

，

zhōng终

yú于

shuō说

wǒ我

cóng从

wèi未

jiàn见

guò过

zhè这

bān般

měi美

lì

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He persuaded her by every means and finally convinced her.

I have never seen such beautiful scenery.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "ban".

bān班 bàn拌 bān搬 bàn扮 bàn绊 bàn伴

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "舟".

xián舷 duò舵 chuán船 jiàn舰 cāng舱 háng航

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