盘

盤

pán

皿 + 舟

HSK 3.0Level 6

Definitions

pán (noun) plate; dish; tray

pán (verb) to coil; to wind

pán (verb) to examine; to check

pán (verb) to transfer (property)

pán (noun) hard drive

Etymology

Simplified form of 盤. Phonosemantic compound. 皿 represents the meaning and 般 represents the sound.

Semantic: 皿 Phonetic: 般

About

盘 is the simplified form of 盤, a phonosemantic compound combining the semantic component 皿 'shallow container/dish' at the bottom with the phonetic 般 above. In the simplification, 般 is replaced by 舟 'boat'. The character originally denotes a plate, tray, or large shallow dish. Its meanings extend to any flat dish-shaped object, the action of coiling or winding, and a measure word for games, matches, and coiled items.

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)

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Seal Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

桌子上放着一个盘子。

Zhuōzi shàng fàngzhe yīgè pánzi.

There is a plate placed on the table.

她小心地端着盘子。

Tā xiǎoxīn de duānzhe pánzi.

She is carefully carrying the plate.

我的键盘很好用。

Wǒ de jiànpán hěn hǎo yòng.

My keyboard is very easy to use.

他正在盘问那个嫌疑人。

Tā zhèngzài pánwèn nàgè xiányírén.

He is interrogating that suspect.

这条蛇盘在树上。

Zhè tiáo shé pán zài shù shàng.

This snake is coiled around the tree.

我们需要盘点库存。

Wǒmen xūyào pándiǎn kùcún.

We need to take inventory.

她把头发盘成一个髻。

Tā bǎ tóufa pán chéng yīgè jì.

She coiled her hair into a bun.

经过仔细盘算，他决定投资。

Jīngguò zǐxì pánsuàn, tā juédìng tóuzī.

After careful calculation, he decided to invest.

Related Characters

Component: 皿

Component: 舟

Example Words