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大盘 (dà pán) — overall market index (e.g., Shanghai Composite, S&P 500); large plate; dish served on a large plate

Definition

Financial term for an overall market index (e.g., Shanghai Composite, S&P 500), not a single stock. The "big plate" sense is literal: a large serving dish, as in 大盘鸡.

noun
overall market index (e.g., Shanghai Composite, S&P 500)large platedish served on a large plate
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 大盘。
    Jīn tiān dà pán shàng zhǎng le sān gè diǎn.
    The overall market index rose three points today.
  • 大盘。
    Tóu zī zhě yīng gāi guān zhù dà pán de zǒu shì.
    Investors should pay attention to the market trend.
  • 大盘！
    Wǒ men qù chī dà pán jī ba!
    Let's go eat big plate chicken!

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

大dàlarge
盘pánplate/index

大 adds largeness to 盘, so 大盘 means a large plate or the overall market.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 盤; 盘 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
皿皿mǐn
Sound part声符shēngfú
般
般bān盤pán
Same sound today

The traditional form 盤 pairs 般, which gives the sound, with 皿, a vessel. This note is about 盤, not the simplified 盘.

Open 盘 →
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Economy & Trade

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