盘 (pán) — (classifier) used for games of chess, go, etc.; also for coils of wire or tape; (classifier) used for servings of food (dishes on a plate); (verb) to coil, to twist; to examine, to check; to transfer (a business, property)
Definition
As a measure word, 盘 pairs with games (一盘棋) and plated food (一盘菜) — unlike 部 (for books/machines). As a verb it means to coil or to inspect, not to damage (损坏).
classifier
used for games of chessgoetc.also for coils of wire or tapeused for servings of food (dishes on a plate)
verb
to coilto twistto examineto checkto transfer (a business, property)
Examples
- 盘，。Tā men xià le yì pán wéi qí, xià le liǎng gè xiǎo shí.They played a game of Go, which lasted two hours.
- 盘，。Mā ma duān shàng lái yì pán shuǐ guǒ, ràng dà jiā cháng cháng.Mom brought out a plate of fruit for everyone to try.
- 盘。Nà tiáo shé màn màn pán shàng le shù gàn.That snake slowly coiled up around the tree trunk.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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
The traditional form 盤 pairs 般, which gives the sound, with 皿, a vessel. This note is about 盤, not the simplified 盘.
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