Chinese Word: 盘 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

盘 (Trad.: 盤)HSK 3

Pinyin: pán

English Definition: plate; dish; tray; board; hard drive (computing); to build; to coil; to check; to examine; to transfer (property); to make over; classifier for food: dish, helping; to coil; classifier for coils of wire; classifier for games of chess

Chinese Definition:
①盛放物品的扁而浅的用具：茶盘。菜盘。托盘。
②形状像盘或有盘的功用的东西：字盘。棋盘。算盘。磨盘。
③回旋，回绕，屈曲：盘旋。盘桓。盘剥(辗转剥削)。盘曲。盘亘。盘郁(曲折幽深)。盘根错节。
④垒，砌：盘灶。盘炕。
⑤仔细查究：盘问。盘驳。盘察。盘查。盘货。盘算(细心打算)。
⑥指市场上成交的价格：开盘。收盘。
⑦转让(工商企业)：出盘。招盘。受盘。
⑧搬运：盘运。
⑨量词：一盘磨。
⑩姓氏。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 皿

Pictophonetic: 般 indicates the sound; 皿 (dish) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 舟 [ zhōu ] boat, ship
- 皿 [ mǐn ] dish, vessel; shallow container

Similar Characters: 盎

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Example Words

光盘	guāng pán	compact disc; CD or DVD; CD ROM; Classifiers: 片	HSK 5
罗盘	luó pán	compass
盘算	pán suàn	to plot; to scheme; to calculate
盘旋	pán xuán	to spiral; to circle; to go around; to hover; to orbit	HSK 6
地盘	dì pán	domain; territory under one's control; foundation of a building; base of operations; crust of earth

More: 盘* | *盘 | *盘*

Example Sentences

1		wǒ 我 duān 端 zhe 着 yī gè 一个 pán zi 盘子 zǒu lù 走路。 I am walking with a plate.
2		xǔ duō 许多 xiǎo fēi jī 小飞机 zài 在 tiān shàng 天上 pán xuán 盘旋。 Many small planes are hovering in the sky.
3		wǒ 我 yòng 用 pán zi 盘子 zhuāng 装 le 了 yì xiē 一些 shuǐ guǒ 水果。 I put some fruit on a dish.
4		gǔ shì 股市 shōu pán jià 收盘价 jīn tiān 今天 xià diē 下跌 le 了 2 % 。 The stock market closing price dropped by 2% today.
5		tā 她 bǎ 把 yī gè 一个 dàn gāo 蛋糕 fàng jìn 放进 pán zi 盘子 lǐ 里。 She put a cake on a plate.

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1		wǒ 我 duān 端 zhe 着 yī gè 一个 pán zi 盘子 zǒu lù 走路。 I am walking with a plate.
2		xǔ duō 许多 xiǎo fēi jī 小飞机 zài 在 tiān shàng 天上 pán xuán 盘旋。 Many small planes are hovering in the sky.
3		wǒ 我 yòng 用 pán zi 盘子 zhuāng 装 le 了 yì xiē 一些 shuǐ guǒ 水果。 I put some fruit on a dish.
4		gǔ shì 股市 shōu pán jià 收盘价 jīn tiān 今天 xià diē 下跌 le 了 2 % 。 The stock market closing price dropped by 2% today.
5		tā 她 bǎ 把 yī gè 一个 dàn gāo 蛋糕 fàng jìn 放进 pán zi 盘子 lǐ 里。 She put a cake on a plate.

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