Chinese Word: 梆 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

梆

Pinyin: bāng

English Definition: watchman's rattle

Chinese Definition:
①(梆子)ａ．打更用的响器；b．打击乐器，用于戏曲、乐曲伴奏；c．戏曲声腔之一，如“河北梆梆”。
②象声词，敲打木头的声音：梆梆梆的敲门声。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 木

Pictophonetic:邦 indicates the sound; 木 (wood) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 邦 [ bāng ] country, nation, state

Similar Characters: 垹

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河北梆子	hé běi bāng zǐ	Hebei opera
梆子	bāng zi	watchman's clapper; wooden clappers with bars of unequal length
梆子腔	bāng zǐ qiāng	a general term for local operas in Shangxi, Henan, Hebei, Shandong etc; the music of such operas
硬梆梆	yìng bāng bāng	variant of 硬邦邦
柝梆传夜	tuò bāng chuán yè	to go round as a night watchman (idiom)

1		yī chǎng 一场 bāng 梆 huǐ huài 毁坏 le 了 nà 那 zuò 座 fáng wū 房屋。 A fire destroyed the house.
2		tū rán 突然 chuán lái 传来 le 了 yí zhèn 一阵 bāng bāng 梆梆 de 的 qiāo mén shēng 敲门声。 Suddenly there came a rat-a-tat on the door.
3		tā 她 de 的 jiā tíng 家庭 bèi 被 yī chǎng 一场 bāng 梆 nòng dé 弄得 yì pín rú xǐ 一贫如洗。 Her family was impoverished by a fire.
4		zǒng de lái shuō 总的来说 rén men 人们 dōu xǐ huān 都喜欢 tǐng 町 dào 到 bāng 梆 rén 人 de 的 chēng zàn 称赞。 Generally speaking people like to hear compliments from others.
5		běn wén 本文 shì 是 guān yú 关于 chuán tǒng 传统 dì fāng 地方 xì jù 戏剧 —— wǎn 宛 bāng 梆 de 的 gè àn 个案 diào chá 调查。 This paper is a case survey of Wanbang, a traditional local drama.

1		yī chǎng 一场 bāng 梆 huǐ huài 毁坏 le 了 nà 那 zuò 座 fáng wū 房屋。 A fire destroyed the house.
2		tū rán 突然 chuán lái 传来 le 了 yí zhèn 一阵 bāng bāng 梆梆 de 的 qiāo mén shēng 敲门声。 Suddenly there came a rat-a-tat on the door.
3		tā 她 de 的 jiā tíng 家庭 bèi 被 yī chǎng 一场 bāng 梆 nòng dé 弄得 yì pín rú xǐ 一贫如洗。 Her family was impoverished by a fire.
4		zǒng de lái shuō 总的来说 rén men 人们 dōu xǐ huān 都喜欢 tǐng 町 dào 到 bāng 梆 rén 人 de 的 chēng zàn 称赞。 Generally speaking people like to hear compliments from others.
5		běn wén 本文 shì 是 guān yú 关于 chuán tǒng 传统 dì fāng 地方 xì jù 戏剧 —— wǎn 宛 bāng 梆 de 的 gè àn 个案 diào chá 调查。 This paper is a case survey of Wanbang, a traditional local drama.