盆 (pén): basin, flower pot, unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters
盆 (pén) is a Chinese character meaning “basin.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 分 (phonetic) and 皿 (semantic). It ranks #2004 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 盆 dish. Its radical form 皿 (dish) appears in many related characters such as 益 (yì, benefit), 盐 (yán, salt), 盖 (gài, lid).
Definitions
- basin
- flower pot
- unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浴盆noun | yù pén | bathtub |
| 骨盆noun | gǔ pén | pelvis |
| 盆栽verb | pén zāi | to grow (a plant) in a pot |
| 盆子noun | pén zi | basin |
| 倾盆大雨phrase | qīng pén dà yǔ | (idiom) a downpour |
| 花盆noun | huā pén | flower pot |
| 澡盆noun | zǎo pén | bath tub |
| 便盆noun | biàn pén | bed pan |
| 盆地noun | pén dì | (geography) basin |
| 盆腔noun | pén qiāng | the pelvic cavity |
| 火盆noun | huǒ pén | brazier |
| 盆景noun | pén jǐng | bonsai |
| 临盆verb | lín pén | at childbirth |
| 脸盆noun | liǎn pén | washbowl |
| 尿盆noun | niào pén | chamber pot |
盆 appears in 59 compound words: 17 as the first character, 46 as the last, and 37 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 盆 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (9)
Showing 5 of 9 idioms containing 盆.
Example Sentences
了解盆字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。
le xiè pén zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ xiè zhōng guó wén huā .
Understanding the origin of the character "盆" (pen) helps to comprehend Chinese culture.
老年人子宫下垂的治疗有哪些?盆底重建可保留子宫吗
lǎo nián rén zǐ gōng xià chuí de zhì liáo yǒu nǎ xiē ? pén de chóng jiàn kě bǎo liú zǐ gōng ma
What are the treatments for uterine ptosis in the elderly? Can pelvic floor reconstruction preserve the uterus?
星岛申诉王|盆菜被嫌劣食 屏山传人坚守柴火制盆菜 父女...
xīng dǎo shēn sù wáng pén cài bèi xián liè shí bǐng shān chuán rén jiān shǒu chái huǒ zhì pén cài fù nǚ . . .
Sing Tao Appeal King|Poon Choi was suspected of being inferior food, and the descendants of Ping Shan insisted on making poon choi with firewood Father and daughter...
女孩子下面窄到一根手指都疼是怎么回事?和盆底肌过度紧张有关吗
nǚ hái zǐ xià miàn zhǎi dào yī gēn shǒu zhǐ dōu téng shì zěn má huí shì ? hé pén de jī guò dù jǐn zhāng yǒu guān ma
What's going on with a girl who is so narrow that a finger hurts? Is it related to excessive tension in the pelvic floor muscles?
临盆在即老公睡翻!产妇苦笑“东西丢光都叫不醒...
lín pén zài jí lǎo gōng shuì fān ! chǎn fù kǔ xiào dōng xī diū guāng dōu jiào bù xǐng . . .
My husband fell asleep when he was about to give birth! The mother smiled bitterly: "I can't wake up even if I lose everything...
男生小便后甩一甩会不会导致尿失禁?盆底肌松弛者需谨慎吗
nán shēng xiǎo biàn hòu shuǎi yī shuǎi huì bù huì dǎo zhì niào shī jīn ? pén de jī sōng chí zhě xū jǐn shèn ma
Will a boy's throw after urinating cause urinary incontinence? Should people with loose pelvic floor muscles be cautious?
今晚正在下倾盆大雨。
Jīnwǎn zhèngzài xià qīngpéndàyǔ.
It's raining cats and dogs tonight.
她更新了花盆里的土。
Tā gēngxīn le huāpén lǐ de tǔ.
She renewed the soil in the flower pot.
他们冒着倾盆大雨出发了。
Tāmen màozhe qīngpéndàyǔ chūfā le.
They started in spite of the heavy rain.
这是覆盆子的颜色。
Zhè shì fùpénzǐ de yánsè.
It's the colour of raspberries.
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced pén
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