判 (pàn): (bound form) to differentiate, to distinguish, (bound form) clearly (different), to judge, to decide, to grade
判 (pàn) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) to differentiate.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 半 (phonetic) and 刂 (semantic). It ranks #719 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 判 knife. Its radical form 刂 (knife) appears in many related characters such as 分 (fēn, to divide), 别 (bié, to leave), 到 (dào, to reach).
Definitions
- (bound form) to differentiate
- to distinguish
- (bound form) clearly (different)
- to judge
- to decide
- to grade
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 判
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 判断verb | pàn duàn | to judge | 4 |
| 谈判verb | tán pàn | to negotiate | 6 |
| 裁判verb/noun | cái pàn | (law) to judge | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 审判verb | shěn pàn | a trial |
| 判决verb | pàn jué | judgment (by a court of law) |
| 评判verb | píng pàn | to judge (a competition) |
| 判断力noun | pàn duàn lì | ability to judge |
| 宣判verb | xuān pàn | to deliver one's judgement |
| 判定verb | pàn dìng | to judge |
| 判处verb | pàn chǔ | to sentence |
| 判刑verb | pàn xíng | to sentence (to prison etc) |
| 批判verb | pī pàn | to criticize |
| 裁判员noun | cái pàn yuán | referee |
| 判罚verb | pàn fá | to penalize |
| 误判noun | wù pàn | to misjudge |
| 判罪verb | pàn zuì | to convict (sb of a crime) |
| 判例noun | pàn lì | judicial precedent |
| 审判庭 | shěn pàn tíng | court |
判 appears in 57 compound words: 40 as the first character, 32 as the last, and 28 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 判 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了判字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le pàn zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "判" in the dictionary.
阿曼:美伊26日再次瑞士谈判 伊朗外长:核问题仍可能外交解决
ā 曼 : měi yī 2 6 rì zài cì ruì shì tán pàn yī lǎng wài cháng : hé wèn tí réng kě néng wài jiāo jiě jué
Oman: The United States and Iran held talks again in Switzerland on the 26th Iranian Foreign Minister: The nuclear issue may still be resolved diplomatically
阿曼外交大臣:美伊下一轮谈判将于26日在日内瓦举行
ā 曼 wài jiāo dà chén : měi yī xià yī lún tán pàn jiāng yú 2 6 rì zài rì nèi wǎ jǔ háng
Oman Foreign Minister: The next round of negotiations between the United States and Iran will be held in Geneva on the 26th
特朗普向全球加征关税至15% 回应最高院判决 另引例实施150日
tè lǎng pǔ xiàng quán qiú jiā zhēng guān shuì zhì 1 5 huí yīng zuì gāo yuàn pàn jué lìng yǐn lì shí shī 1 5 0 rì
Trump imposed tariffs on the world to 15% in response to the Supreme Court's ruling and cited another example for 150 days
川普关税被判违法...南华早报:3月川习会 华府筹码...
chuān pǔ guān shuì bèi pàn wéi fǎ . . . nán huá zǎo bào : 3 yuè chuān xí huì huá fǔ chóu mǎ . . .
Trump tariffs found illegal... South China Morning Post: March Sichuan-Xi meeting Washington chips...
经济日报社论/台美对等贸易协定的误判与修正
jīng jì rì bào shè lùn tái měi duì děng mào yì xié dìng de wù pàn yǔ xiū zhèng
Economic Daily Editorial/Misjudgment and Amendment of the Taiwan-US Reciprocal Trade Agreement
外交谈判帮助结束了冲突。
Wàijiāo tánpàn bāngzhù jiéshù le chōngtū.
Diplomatic dialogue helped put an end to the conflict.
法官判了他一年有期徒刑。
Fǎguān pàn le tā yī nián yǒuqītúxíng.
The judge sentenced him to one year's imprisonment.
我们可以信赖他的判断。
Wǒmen kěyǐ xìnlài tā de pànduàn.
We can rely on his judgement.
陪审团作出的犯罪判决激起了很大的争论。
Péishěntuán zuòchū de fànzuì pànjué jīqǐ le hěn dà de zhēnglùn.
The jury's guilty verdict gave rise to widespread debate.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 刂 (knife) component
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