Definitions

pàn (noun) edge; side; boundary
pàn (noun) bank; shore

Etymology

A farm  divided in half  also provides the pronunciation

About

The character "畔" is structured with the semantic component 田, meaning field, and the phonetic component 半, originally denoting the boundary or margin of a cultivated area. Its meaning broadened from a field's edge to any similar border, such as the bank of a river or lake. In classical Chinese, "畔" was occasionally used as a loan character for "叛", conveying a sense of rebellion or betrayal, but this usage has become obsolete in modern language. Today, the character exclusively refers to a side or brink, as seen in terms like "河畔" for riverside.

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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在小河散步很舒服。

Zài xiǎohé pàn sànbù hěn shūfu.

Taking a walk by the small river is very comfortable.

我们常在湖看日落。

Wǒmen cháng zài hú pàn kàn rìluò.

We often watch the sunset by the lakeside.

他的房子坐落在田

Tā de fángzi zuòluò zài tián pàn.

His house is situated by the edge of the fields.

公园里开满了鲜花。

Hépàn gōngyuán lǐ kāimǎnle xiānhuā.

The riverside park is full of blooming flowers.

他独自走在寂静的江

Tā dúzì zǒu zài jìjìng de jiāng pàn.

He walked alone along the quiet riverbank.

响起母亲温柔的话语。

Ěr pàn xiǎngqǐ mǔqīn wēnróu de huàyǔ.

The gentle words of his mother sounded in his ear.

这片古战场位于两国之

Zhè piàn gǔ zhànchǎng wèiyú liǎng guó zhī pàn.

This ancient battlefield is located on the border of two countries.

理想与现实的冲突常在我脑回响。

Lǐxiǎng yǔ xiànshí de chōngtū cháng zài wǒ nǎo pàn huíxiǎng.

The conflict between ideal and reality often echoes in my mind.