半

bàn

“Half” in Chinese is 半 (bàn).

Other characters with the syllable ban: see all 14 →

Meaning

half
semi-
incomplete

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(after a number) and a half

Example

我吃了一半三明治了。

I'm halfway through my sandwich.

From 一半 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 半

半年bàn niánhalf a yearHSK 1 半天bàntiānhalf of the dayHSK 1 一半yībànhalfHSK 1 半夜bànyèmidnightHSK 2 多半duōbànmostHSK 6 半决赛bànjuésàisemifinalsHSK 6 半场bànchǎnghalf of a game or contestHSK 7-9 半岛bàndǎopeninsulaHSK 7-9

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1 杯bēicupHSK 1

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