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泮 (pàn) — bound form used in 泮池 (pond in front of a Confucian temple) and 泮宫 (ancient school); (archaic) floodwaters

Definition

泮 is a rare bound form seen only in classical compounds like 泮池 and 泮宫 (Confucian-school architecture), and archaically in old texts meaning floodwaters. Learners will only meet it inside these fixed terms.

bound form
bound form used in 泮池 (pond in front of a Confucian temple) and 泮宫 (ancient school)(archaic) floodwaters

Examples

  • 泮。
    Gǔ dài xué táng qián cháng cháng yǒu yí gè pàn chí.
    In ancient times, there was often a pond in front of the school.
  • 泮。
    Zhè zuò pàn gōng jiàn yú liǎng qiān duō nián qián.
    This ancient school was built over two thousand years ago.
  • 泮。
    Yǒu xiē gǔ jí lǐ pàn zì biǎo shì hóng shuǐ.
    In some classical texts, the character 泮 means floodwaters.

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