磐

pán
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frequent character
firm, stable, rock

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

磐 pán puts 石 stone with 般 bān, which sounds alike. A big stone is the first sense. From 'large stone' the meaning grew to firm and stable, like a rock that does not move.

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Homophones

盘pán
to check, to examine
胖pán
healthy, at ease
般pán
see 般樂|般乐[pan2 le4]

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