Definition
磐 (pán) is a bound form (不能单独使用) meaning 'large and solid stone'. It appears in literary or formal compounds like 磐石 (pánshí, 'large rock', also used figuratively for something unshakable) and 磐固 (pángù, 'firmly established'). You will most often encounter it in idioms such as 坚如磐石 ('as solid as a rock').
b.f.
large solid stone (used in compounds)
Examples
- 。Tāmen de yǒuyì jiān rú pán shí.Their friendship is as solid as a rock.
- 。Zhè kuài pán shí yǐjīng yǒu jǐ qiān nián le.This large rock has been here for thousands of years.
- 。Gǔdài de chéngqiáng yòng pán shí jiànzào.Ancient city walls were built with large stones.
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