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判
pàn
1. to judge
2. to sentence
3. to discriminate
4. to discern
5. obviously (different)
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

判
pàn
to judge; to discriminate; to conclude
HSK 4 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

公判
gōngpàn
public opinion
判令
pànlìng
decree
判刑
pànxíng
to sentence (to prison etc)
判别
pànbié
to differentiate
判官
pànguān
magistrate (during Tang and Song dynasties)
判定
pàndìng
to judge
判据
pànjù
criterion
判断
pànduàn
to decide
HSK 4
判明
pànmíng
to distinguish
判决
pànjué
judgment (by a court of law)
HSK 6
判然
pànrán
markedly
判处
pànchǔ
to sentence
判袂
pànmèi
to separate
判读
pàndú
to interpret
判赔
pànpéi
to sentence (sb) to pay compensation
宣判
xuānpàn
to pronounce a sentence (after a verdict in a court of law)
审判
shěnpàn
a trial
HSK 6
批判
pīpàn
to criticize
HSK 6
改判
gǎipàn
to amend a judgement
研判
yánpàn
to study and come to a conclusion

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
718
Word Frequency Rank
1,063 of 84,292

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