斑 (bān): spot, colored patch, stripe
斑 (bān) is a Chinese character meaning “spot.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 王 (structural), 文 (structural) and 王 (structural). It ranks #2021 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 斑 markings 文 in jade 王. Its radical form 文 (script) appears in many related characters such as 文 (wén, language).
Definitions
- spot
- colored patch
- stripe
Etymology & Origin
ideographicMarkings 文 in jade 王
Decomposition: ⿲王文王 (layout: left-middle-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 斑点 | bān diǎn | spot |
| 斑马 | bān mǎ | zebra |
| 斑斑 | bān bān | full of stains or spots |
| 雀斑 | què bān | freckles |
| 耀斑 | yào bān | solar flare |
| 黑斑 | hēi bān | dark spot or blotch on the skin |
| 斑纹 | bān wén | stripe |
| 斑鸠 | bān jiū | turtledove |
| 斑驳 | bān bó | mottled |
| 老年斑 | lǎo nián bān | liver spot |
| 斑白 | bān bái | grizzled |
| 一斑 | yī bān | lit. one spot (on the leopard) |
| 花斑 | huā bān | patches |
| 斑块 | bān kuài | patch |
| 斑岩 | bān yán | porphyry (geology) |
斑 appears in 100 compound words: 55 as the first character, 21 as the last, and 24 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 斑 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the leopard) (idiom); fig. to get an inkling of the whole picture
lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the leopard) (idiom); fig. to get an inkling of the whole picture
Example Sentences
斑字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。
bān zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
The character "斑" may be difficult to write, but its meaning is quite interesting.
避孕药的副作用和危害严重吗?皮肤黄褐斑停药后能消退吗
bì yùn yào de fù zuò yòng hé wēi hài yán chóng ma ? pí fū huáng 褐 bān tíng yào hòu néng xiāo tuì ma
Are the side effects and harms of birth control pills serious? Can skin melasma subside after stopping the drug?
七旬妇心脏动脉阻塞又斑块严重钙化 新式血管内震波碎石术救命
qī xún fù xīn zāng dòng mài zǔ sāi yòu bān kuài yán chóng gài huà xīn shì xiě guǎn nèi zhèn bō suì shí shù jiù mìng
The heart artery of a septuagenarian woman is blocked and plaque is severely calcified, and the new intravascular shock wave lithotripsy saves life
预防干眼症、黄斑部病变:食疗与四招护眼操
yù fáng gān yǎn zhèng , huáng bān bù bìng biàn : shí liáo yǔ sì zhāo hù yǎn cāo
Prevent dry eye syndrome and macular degeneration: diet therapy and four-way eye care exercises
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2 0 2 6 祛 bān chǎn pǐn shén má hǎo ? shí dà 祛 bān chǎn pǐn pái míng shēn bā : 祛 bān . . . .
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这匹斑马是你的吗？
Zhè pǐ bānmǎ shì nǐ de ma?
Is this zebra yours?
我给汤姆买了把斑卓琴作圣诞礼物。
Wǒ gěi Tāngmǔ mǎi le bǎ bān zhuó qín zuò Shèngdàn lǐwù.
I bought Tom a banjo for Christmas.
我有一只黑白斑点狗。
Wǒ yǒu yī zhī hēibái bāndiǎngǒu.
I have a black and white speckled dog.
红发的人往往有雀斑。
Hóngfà de rén wǎngwǎng yǒu quèbān.
Red-haired people tend to have freckles.
Character Family
文 Radical Family — Characters sharing the script radical
Related Characters
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