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般
bān
1. sort
2. kind
3. class
4. way
5. manner
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

般
bān
sort, manner, kind, class
HSK 3 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

一般
yībān
same
HSK 3
全般
quánbān
entire
恁般
rènbān
(old) this way
百般
bǎibān
in hundred and one ways
般配
bānpèi
to be well matched
万般
wànbān
every kind
诸般
zhūbān
various
这般
zhèbān
like this
一般人
yībānrén
average person
一般性
yībānxìng
general
史诗般
shǐshībān
epic
线圈般
xiànquānbān
solenoid (electrical engineering)
一般来说
yībānláishuō
generally speaking
一般来讲
yībānláijiǎng
generally speaking
一般原则
yībānyuánzé
general principle
一般而言
yībānéryán
generally speaking
一般见识
yībānjiànshi
to lower oneself to sb's level
一般规定
yībānguīdìng
ordinary provision (law)
一般说来
yībānshuōlái
generally speaking
一般贸易
yībānmàoyì
general trade (i.e. importing and export without processing)

Alternate Entries

般
pán
see [[般樂|般乐<pánlè>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
628
Word Frequency Rank
1,957 of 84,292

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