瓣 (bàn): petal, segment, clove (of garlic)
瓣 (bàn) is a Chinese character meaning “petal.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辛 (structural), 瓜 (semantic) and 辛 (structural). It ranks #2699 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 瓣 melon. Its radical form 瓜 (melon) appears in many related characters such as 瓜 (guā, melon).
Definitions
- petal
- segment
- clove (of garlic)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 花瓣noun | huā bàn | petal |
| 瓣膜noun | bàn mó | valve (biological) |
| 豆瓣 | dòu bàn | cotyledon of a bean or pea (i.e. either of the halves of a bean or pea) |
| 二尖瓣noun | èr jiān bàn | mitral valve (physiology) |
| 豆瓣酱noun | dòu bàn jiàng | sticky chili bean sauce |
| 蒜瓣noun | suàn bàn | garlic clove |
| 半月瓣noun | bàn yuè bàn | semilunar valve (anatomy) |
| 阴道瓣noun | yīn dào bàn | hymen |
| 三尖瓣noun | sān jiān bàn | (anatomy) tricuspid valve |
| 心瓣noun | xīn bàn | heart valve |
| 重瓣 | chóng bàn | (botany) double-flowered |
| 活瓣noun | huó bàn | valve |
| 野鼬瓣花 | yě yòu bàn huā | wild hemp |
| 龙骨瓣 | lóng gǔ bàn | (botany) carina |
| 单瓣 | dān bàn | single petal |
瓣 appears in 27 compound words: 11 as the first character, 59 as the last, and 30 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 瓣 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
写好瓣字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。
xiě hǎo bàn zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .
To write the character "瓣" correctly, you need to master the proper stroke order.
这起商标行政纠纷围绕一枚四瓣花图形商标展开。
zhè qǐ shāng biāo háng zhèng jiū fēn wéi rào yī méi sì bàn huā tú xíng shāng biāo zhǎn kāi .
This administrative trademark dispute centers on a four-petaled flower graphic trademark.
因此国内各类第三方书籍管理工具都会选择豆瓣作为书籍检索数据库。
yīn cǐ guó nèi gè lèi dì sān fāng shū jí guǎn lǐ gōng jù dōu huì xuǎn zé dòu bàn zuò wéi shū jí jiǎn suǒ shǔ jù kù .
As a result, various third-party book management tools in China choose Douban as their book search database.
皮克斯《机器人总动员》中国内地首次公映：奥斯卡最佳动画，豆瓣 9.3 分
pí kè sī jī qì rén zǒng dòng yuán zhōng guó nèi dì shǒu cì gōng yìng : ào sī kǎ zuì jiā dòng huà , dòu bàn 9 . 3 fēn
Pixar's "WALL-E" Premieres in Mainland China: Oscar-winning Best Animated Feature, 9.3 on Douban
凭借好故事、好讲述，《欢迎来龙餐馆》上映以来收获多方好评与关注，该片豆瓣开分8.4。
píng jiè hǎo gù shì , hǎo jiǎng shù , huān yíng lái lóng cān guǎn shàng yìng yǐ lái shōu huò duō fāng hǎo píng yǔ guān zhù , gāi piàn dòu bàn kāi fēn 8 . 4 .
Thanks to its compelling story and excellent storytelling, *Welcome to Long's Restaurant* has garnered widespread acclaim and attention since its release, with an initial Douban rating of 8.4.
经典,豆瓣9.3的美剧,真把未来拍出来了
jīng diǎn , dòu bàn 9 . 3 de měi jù , zhēn bǎ wèi lái pāi chū lái le
A classic American TV series with a 9.3 rating on Douban—it truly captures the future
浴缸里满是热水和花瓣。
Yùgāng lǐ mǎn shì rèshuǐ hé huābàn.
The bathtub was filled with hot water and flower petals.
他给了我十二瓣大蒜。
Tā gěi le wǒ shí'èr bàn dàsuàn.
He gave me 12 cloves of garlic.
他在菜里放了三瓣大蒜。
Tā zài cài lǐ fàng le sān bàn dàsuàn.
He put three slices of garlic in the vegetables.
舞台上撒了花瓣。
Wǔtái shàng sā le huābàn.
The stage was sprinkled with flower petals.
Character Family
瓜 Radical Family — Characters sharing the melon radical
Related Characters
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