板
Character
a flat, hard piece of wood (as in 木板, wooden board)
Readings and meanings
- a flat, hard piece of wood (as in 木板, wooden board)
- a big flat surface for writing on (as in 黑板, blackboard)
Examples
桌子上有一块木板。
zhuō zi shàng yǒu yī kuài mù bǎn
There is a wooden board on the table.
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老师在黑板上写字。
lǎo shī zài hēi bǎn shàng xiě zì
The teacher writes words on the blackboard.
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Words that use “板” as bǎn
黑板hēi bǎna dark board in a classroom that a teacher writes on with chalkWordHSK 2老板lǎo bǎnbossWordHSK 3地板dì bǎnthe flat surface inside a room that people walk onWordHSK 6叫板jiào bǎnto challenge someoneWordHSK 7–9拍板pāi bǎnwooden clappers, a traditional Chinese instrument that makes…WordHSK 7–9木板mù bǎna flat, hard piece of woodWordHSK 7–9板块bǎn kuàione of the very large, hard pieces of the earth's outer partWordHSK 7–9三板sān bǎnsampanWord
pàn
pan4Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is bǎn.
- boss, the person in charge of a company or shop (as in 老板)
- board, a flat hard piece of wood (as in 木板)
- blackboard, the board a teacher writes on in class (as in 黑板)
Examples
我的老板是一个很好的人。
wǒ de lǎo bǎn shì yī gè hěn hǎo de rén
My boss is a very nice person.
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老师在黑板上写汉字。
lǎo shī zài hēi bǎn shàng xiě hàn zì
The teacher writes Chinese characters on the blackboard.
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我用木板做了一个小桌子。
wǒ yòng mù bǎn zuò le yī gè xiǎo zhuō zi
I made a small table out of a wooden board.
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Stroke order
All 8 strokes
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Practice writing 板
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