畔 (pàn): bank, side
畔 (pàn) is a Chinese character meaning “bank, side.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 田 (structural) and 半 (structural). It ranks #2655 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 畔 a farm 田 divided in half 半; 半 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 田 (field) appears in many related characters such as 电 (diàn, lightning), 男 (nán, male), 由 (yóu, to follow).
Definitions
- bank, side
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA farm 田 divided in half 半; 半 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰田半 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 河畔 | hé pàn | riverside |
| 湖畔 | hú pàn | lakeside |
| 埃文河畔斯特拉特福 | āi wén hé pàn sī tè lā tè fú | Stratford-upon-Avon |
| 让畔 | ràng pàn | to be accommodating in negotiating the boundary of one's field |
| 耳畔 | ěr pàn | ears |
| 江畔 | jiāng pàn | riverbank |
| 畔援 | pàn yuán | domineering |
畔 appears in 7 compound words: 14 as the first character, 71 as the last, and 14 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 畔 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
河畔的柳树随风摇摆，景色非常优美。
Hépàn de liǔshù suí fēng yáobǎi, jǐngsè fēicháng yōuměi.
The willows by the riverbank sway in the wind; the scenery is very beautiful.
维港·湾畔第2B期上载楼书涉509伙 一房户面积3...
wéi gǎng wān pàn dì 2 B qī shàng zài lóu shū shè 5 0 9 huǒ yī fáng hù miàn jī 3 . . .
Victoria Harbour Bay Phase 2B has released its sales brochure featuring 509 units; one-bedroom units range from 3...
...红仙境曝光!“堤塘湖羊蹄甲”粉红渲染成湖畔仙境
. . . hóng xiān jìng pù guāng ! dī táng hú yáng 蹄 jiǎ fěn hóng 渲 rǎn chéng hú pàn xiān jìng
...A Pink Wonderland Revealed! The "Ditan Lake Callistemon" Transforms the Lakeside into a Magical Paradise
兵眼观潮丨巢湖之畔,“看见”未来
bīng yǎn guàn cháo 丨 cháo hú zhī pàn , kàn jiàn wèi lái
Soldiers' eyes watch the tide丨On the shore of Chaohu Lake, "see" the future
(新春见闻)太平湖畔,渔火映红“太平年”
xīn chūn jiàn wén tài píng hú pàn , yú huǒ yìng hóng tài píng nián
On the shore of Taiping Lake, the fishing fire reflects the "Taiping Year"
...嘉市潮风铃黄花疯音乐市集 下周周休八掌溪畔登场
. . . jiā shì cháo fēng líng huáng huā fēng yīn lè shì jí xià zhōu zhōu xiū bā zhǎng xī pàn dēng chǎng
... Jiashi Chaofeng Chime Huanghua Crazy Music Market will debut next week on the banks of the Bazhang Creek
英国首都伦敦在泰晤士河畔。
Yīngguó shǒudū Lúndūn zài Tàiwùshì Hé pàn.
London, the capital of England, is on the Thames.
Character Family
田 Radical Family — Characters sharing the field radical
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