瓣

bàn
#2,909 most
frequent character
petal, segment, clove (of garlic)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

瓣 joins 瓜 gourd, the meaning part, with 辡, which supplies the sound. It first meant gourd or melon seeds. The meaning grew to petal, to segment or section, and then to valve and fragments.

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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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