扮 (bàn) — to dress up (as), to disguise oneself as; to play (a role), to act; to put on (an expression)
Definition
扮 is usually paired with a role or face: 扮成 / 扮 + role, as in 扮医生 or 扮鬼脸. For 'act a role' prefer 扮演; for dressing oneself up use 打扮; for true deception use 伪装.
verb
to dress up (as)to disguise oneself asto play (a role)to actto put on (an expression)
Easily confused
- 份fènlook-alike(classifier) for documents, newspapers, magazines, contracts, gifts, portions of food, etc.
- 半bànsound-alikehalf; (used before a measure word or number) half of; (after a number) and a half
- 粉fěnlook-alike(noun) powder; cosmetic powder
- 办bànsound-aliketo handle, to manage, to deal with (affairs)
- 盼pànlook-aliketo long for, to look forward to, to eagerly await
- 伴bànsound-alikecompanion, partner, associate
Examples
- 。Tā měi nián shèng dàn jié dōu bàn chéng shèng dàn lǎo rén gěi hái zi men fā lǐ wù.Every Christmas he dresses up as Santa Claus and gives gifts to the children.
- 扮。Tā zài nà bù xì lǐ bàn yí gè yī shēng.He plays a doctor in that play.
- ，。Bié bàn guǐ liǎn le, hǎo hǎo shuō huà.Stop making faces and speak properly.
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.
扮 pairs 扌 (hand, written in full as 手) with 分, which gives its sound.
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