拚 (pàn) — (bound form) to abandon, to disregard
Definition
拚 (pàn) is a bound form meaning 'to abandon / disregard' — it never stands alone, only as part of compounds like 拚弃 ('discard') and 拚死 ('risk one's life').
bound form
to abandonto disregard
Examples
- ，拚。Tā wèi le lǐ xiǎng, pàn qì le suǒ yǒu cái fù.He abandoned all his wealth for his ideals.
- 拚，。Zhàn shì men pàn sǐ dǐ kàng, jué bù tóu xiáng.The soldiers resisted desperately, refusing to surrender.
- 拚。Zhè ge zhèng cè pàn qì le jiù yǒu de mó shì.This policy abandoned the old model.
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.
Sound part声符shēngfú
弁
弁biàn拚pàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
In 拚, the part 扌 is the hand radical, while 弁 gives the sound biàn.
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