Definition
阪 (bǎn) is a classical Chinese word for 'slope' or 'hillside', but in modern Mandarin it rarely appears as a standalone word. You will most often encounter it as a component in place names (大阪 'Osaka'), classical texts, or in compounds like 阪道. It overlaps in meaning with 坡, but 坡 is the everyday term. Think of 阪 as a more literary or geographically specific variant.
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slopehillside (literary or in place names)
Examples
- 。Dà bǎn shì Rìběn yí gè zhòngyào chéngshì.Osaka is an important city in Japan.
- 阪。Zhè zuò shān de shān bǎn hěn dǒu.The hillside of this mountain is very steep.
- ，阪。Zài gǔdài, bǎn hé pō shì tóngyìcí.In ancient times, 阪 and the character for slope were synonyms.
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