绊

絆
bàn
#3,177 most
frequent character
to trip, to stumble, to hinder

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

绊 has 纟 silk as its meaning part and 半 bàn as its sound part. It first meant reins, a rope used to control a horse. From there it grew to hinder, trip, and obstruction.

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Homophones

HSK 3
半bàn
half, semi-, incomplete
办bàn
do
伴bàn
. to accompany, . accompany
扮bàn
to dress up
拌bàn
to mix

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