畔

pàn
HSK 6
#2,827 most
frequent character
bank, field-path
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

畔 has 田 field as its meaning part and 半 bàn as a sound part. It first meant the borders of a field. That grew to mean a side or edge, and then a boundary.

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Example Sentences

小河的畔边有很多花。
xiǎohé de pàn biān yǒu hěnduō huā 。
There are many flowers by the bank of the small river.
我喜欢在田畔散步。
wǒ xǐhuān zài tián pàn sànbù 。
I like to take walks along the field-path.
我们在湖畔野餐。
wǒmen zài húpàn yěcān 。
We are having a picnic by the lakeshore.

Words with similar meanings

岸àn
bank
Refers to the side of a river or lake where land meets water.
边biān
side
A more general term that can refer to any edge or side area.

Homophones

判pàn
discriminate, judge, sentence
盼pàn
to hope
叛pàn
to betray, to rebel, to revolt
板pàn
to catch sight of in a doorway (old)

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