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
Easily confused
- 拼pīnlook-aliketo piece together, to put together
- 判pànsound-aliketo judge, to sentence (in a legal context)
- 盼pànsound-aliketo long for, to look forward to, to eagerly await
- 叛pànsound-aliketo betray; to rebel (bound form)
- 畔pànsound-alike(bound form) side, bank, edge of a river, lake, or field
- 泮pànsound-alikebound form used in 泮池 (pond in front of a Confucian temple) and 泮宫 (ancient school)
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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