板 (bǎn) — board; plank (a flat piece of wood or similar material); plate; sheet; paddle (a flat, rigid object used as a tool or surface); clappers; accented beat (in traditional Chinese music)
Definition
A core concrete noun: a flat, rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar material — think plank, board, or paddle. In traditional Chinese opera it also means the wooden clappers that keep the beat.
noun
boardplank (a flat piece of wood or similar material)platesheetpaddle (a flat, rigid object used as a tool or surface)clappersaccented beat (in traditional Chinese music)
Measure word · 块
Examples
- 板，。Zhè kuài bǎn hěn jiē shi, kě yǐ yòng lái zuò shū jià.This board is very sturdy; it can be used to make a bookshelf.
- 板。Tā mǎi le yí kuài xīn de pīng pāng qiú bǎn.He bought a new table-tennis paddle.
- 板，。Lǎo yì rén dǎ zhe bǎn, kǒu zhōng chàng zhe xì qǔ.The old performer struck the clappers while singing opera.
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.
板 pairs 木 (tree) with 反 as a sound part.
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