Definitions
(noun)
kind; sort; type; manner; way
(noun)
(archaic) music
About
The character "般" structurally integrates the radical "舟", meaning boat, with the component "殳", which signifies a hand holding a tool, initially conveying actions related to maritime handling or transport. Etymologically, this association with moving a vessel expanded to encompass general movement or arrangement, and over time its semantic scope shifted toward abstract classification, resulting in its contemporary primary senses of "kind" or "manner". It also maintains specialized meanings in contexts such as music, where it denotes a type of melody or rhythmic pattern.
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我一般早上跑步。
她像天使般美丽。
这般风景真迷人。
他百般尝试却失败了。
人生有百般滋味需体验。
他对待朋友如兄弟般真诚。
她展现出女王般的自信与优雅。
尽管前方有百般艰难，我们也要勇往直前。