斑 (bān) — spot, speckle, stripe (as marks on a surface)

Definition

noun

spotspecklestripe (as marks on a surface)

Measure word · 块

斑。
Zhè kuài bù shàng yǒu lán sè hé bái sè de bān.
This fabric has blue and white spots.
斑。
Tā de shǒu bì shàng yǒu jǐ gè bān.
He has a few spots on his arm.
斑。
Qiū tiān de shù yè shàng yǒu huáng sè de bān.
Autumn leaves have yellow spots.

Sound + meaning

六书liùshū

形声xíngshēng

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

文文wénpattern

Sound part声符shēngfú

班

Same sound today

斑 uses 文 to show a pattern and 班 to give its sound.

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