Hanzi Explorer
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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.

Enter up to eight Chinese characters. Detailed breakdowns cover all 625 characters used in HSK 1–3 here.

般1 / 1
Character breakdownbān / left–right / Meaning compound
般
bān

Origin clue: Using a tool 殳 to sort items on a tray 舟

Strokes

Components

Part / left舟zhōuboatPart / right殳shūweapon, lance
般bān
Structureleft–right
Radical舟boat
TypeMeaning compound

How it works

般 is a meaning compound: its parts are combined to express an idea.

Common words 1

  • 一般 HSK 3yìbāngeneral; usual