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判

pàn

HSK 4 Character

What 判 means

1. bound formto differentiate; to distinguish
2. bound formclearly (different)
3. to judge; to decide; to grade
4. (of a judge) to sentence

Example sentences

• 谈判中止了。
  Tánpàn zhōngzhǐ le.
  The negotiation is off.
• 谈判没有成功。
  Tánpàn méiyǒu chénggōng.
  The treaty was not a success.
• 判决对他不利。
  Pànjué duì tā bù lì.
  The judgement went against him.
• 法官判决定谳。
  The judge's decision is final.
• 让读者去评判。
  Let the reader be the judge.
• 他被判了五年。
  He got five years.

Words starting with 判

• 判断pàn duànto judge; to determine; judgment
• 判决pàn juéjudgment (by a court of law); to pass judgment on; to sentence
• 判处pàn chǔto sentence; to condemn
• 判刑pàn xíngto sentence (to prison etc)
• 判定pàn dìngto judge; to decide; judgment
• 判断力pàn duàn lìability to judge; judgment
• 判若两人pàn ruò liǎng rénto be a different person; not to be one's usual self
• 判官pàn guānmagistrate (during Tang and Song dynasties); mythological underworld judge
• 判罚pàn fáto penalize; penalty
• 判例pàn lìjudicial precedent
• 判别pàn biéto differentiate; to discriminate
• 判据pàn jùcriterion; criteria
• 判明pàn míngto distinguish; to ascertain
• 判然pàn ránmarkedly; clearly
• 判罪pàn zuìto convict (sb of a crime)
• 判令pàn lìngdecree; (of a court) to order
• 判例法pàn lì fǎcase law
• 判别式pàn bié shì(math) discriminant (e.g. b²-4ac in the formula for the roots of a quadratic equation)
• 判断语pàn duàn yǔpredicate
• 判赔pàn péito sentence (sb) to pay compensation
• 判读pàn dúto interpret (a visual document, a medical exam, an historical event etc)…
• 判若云泥pàn ruò yún nías different as heaven and earth (idiom); worlds apart
• 判袂pàn mèi(literary) (of two people) to separate; to part

Words containing 判

• 谈判tán pànto negotiate; negotiation; talks
• 批判pī pànto criticize; critique
• 审判shěn pàna trial; to try sb
• 裁判cái pàn(law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement; (sports) to referee; (sports) umpire…
• 评判píng pànto judge (a competition); to appraise
• 宣判xuān pànto deliver one's judgement; to give one's verdict
• 裁判员cái pàn yuánreferee
• 审判长shěn pàn zhǎngpresiding judge
• 改判gǎi pàn(law) to amend a judgment; to commute; (in a contest or exam) to change the original…
• 主裁判zhǔ cái pàn(sports) referee; umpire
• 谈判桌tán pàn zhuōconference table
• 公判gōng pànpublic opinion; public announcement of verdict at a trial
• 研判yán pànto study and come to a conclusion; to judge; to determine
• 通判tōng pànlocal magistrate
• 重判zhòng pànmajor punishment (law)
• 预判yù pànto predict; to anticipate
• 审判员shěn pàn yuánjudge (in court)
• 审判官shěn pàn guānjudge; magistrate
• 审判席shěn pàn xíjudgment seat
• 审判庭shěn pàn tíngcourt; tribunal; courtroom
• 审判权shěn pàn quánjurisdiction; judicial authority
• 裁判官cái pàn guānjudge
• 裁判所cái pàn suǒplace of judgment; law court
• 维持原判wéi chí yuán pànto affirm the original sentence (law)

Characters built on 半

These share the phonetic component 半 (bàn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 伴bànpartner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany
• 叛pànto betray; to rebel; to revolt
• 畔pàn(bound form) side; edge; boundary
• 拌bànto mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad)
• 绊bànto trip; to stumble; to hinder
• 泮pàn(literary) to melt; to dissolve
• 袢pànused in 袷袢; variant of 襻

Characters that look like 判

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 到dàoto reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
• 别biéto leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish…
• 列lièto arrange; to line up; file
• 则zé(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then…
• 刹chàBuddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 刹多罗
• 冽liècold and raw

Sounds the same

Read pàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 盼to hope for; to long for; to expect
• 叛to betray; to rebel; to revolt
• 畔(bound form) side; edge; boundary
• 拚to strive for; to struggle; to disregard
• 板to catch sight of in a doorway (old)
• 泮(literary) to melt; to dissolve
• 袢used in 袷袢; variant of 襻
• 襻button loop; sth similar to a button loop (shoe strap, basket handle etc)…
• 詊pleasing; clever talk
• 鋬(dialect) handle of a cup, kettle or other vessel
• 頖disperse