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Hanzi breakdown

Explore how a character is built, identify its meaning and sound components, then practise writing it stroke by stroke.

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盘1 / 1
Character breakdownpán / top–bottom / Meaning + sound
盘
pán

Origin clue: dish

Strokes

Components

Part / top舟zhōuboatMeaning / bottom皿mǐndish, vessel
盘pán
Structuretop–bottom
Radical皿dish, vessel
TypeMeaning + sound

How it works

盘 is a meaning-sound compound. 皿 gives the meaning clue (dish), while 般 gives a clue to its pronunciation.

Sound family

Common words 1

  • 盘子 HSK 3pánziplate