About
The character '盘' originates from its traditional form '盤', a phonosemantic compound combining the radical '皿', indicating a container, with the component '般', which historically contributed to its pronunciation and initially denoted physical vessels like plates or trays. Its semantic range gradually broadened to include actions associated with coiling or winding, as seen in the term '盘旋', and further evolved to encompass meanings of checking, arranging, or settling, evident in words such as '盘点' or '盘问'. The simplified form '盘' retains the container radical '皿' but incorporates '舟' as a streamlined phonetic element, reflecting orthographic adjustments that paralleled the character's conceptual expansion from tangible objects to abstract applications.
Etymology Hide
Example Sentences Hide
桌子上放着一个盘子。
她小心地端着盘子。
我的键盘很好用。
他正在盘问那个嫌疑人。
这条蛇盘在树上。
我们需要盘点库存。
她把头发盘成一个髻。
经过仔细盘算，他决定投资。