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盆

pén

HSK 5 Character Measure word 个

What 盆 means

1. basin
2. flower pot
3. unit of volume equal to 12 {斗|dǒu} and 8 {升|shēng}, approx 128 liters

Example sentences

• 花盆碎了。
  The flower pot is broken.
• 覆盆子很贵。
  Fùpénzǐ hěn guì.
  Raspberries are very expensive.
• 复盆子很贵。
  Raspberries are very expensive.
• 天下着倾盆大雨。
  It's chucking it down.
• 这是覆盆子的颜色。
  Zhè shì fùpénzǐ de yánsè.
  This is the color of raspberries.
• 这是复盆子的颜色。
  This is the color of raspberries.

Words starting with 盆

• 盆地pén dì(geography) basin; depression
• 盆子pén zibasin
• 盆景pén jǐngbonsai; landscape in a pot
• 盆花pén huāpotted flower
• 盆栽pén zāito grow (a plant) in a pot; potted plant (sometimes refers specifically to a bonsai plant)
• 盆友pén yǒu(net slang) friend (pun on 朋友
• 盆底pén dǐ(anatomy) pelvic floor
• 盆浴pén yùbathtub
• 盆腔pén qiāngthe pelvic cavity; birth canal
• 盆钵pén bōgeneric term for pottery

Words containing 盆

• 脸盆liǎn pénwashbowl; basin for washing hands and face
• 花盆huā pénflower pot
• 倾盆大雨qīng pén dà yǔ(idiom) a downpour; rain bucketing down
• 锅碗瓢盆guō wǎn piáo pénkitchen utensils (literary)
• 水盆shuǐ pénbasin
• 骨盆gǔ pénpelvis
• 浴盆yù pénbathtub
• 澡盆zǎo pénbath tub
• 倾盆qīng péna downpour; rain bucketing down
• 便盆biàn pénbed pan
• 冷盆lěng péncold dish; appetizer
• 尿盆niào pénchamber pot
• 洗盆xǐ pénbasin (water container)
• 滤盆lǜ péncolander
• 火盆huǒ pénbrazier; fire pan; hibachi
• 纸盆zhǐ pénpaper cone used as hailer
• 临盆lín pénat childbirth; in labor
• 台盆tái pénwashbasin
• 饭盆fàn pénpet food bowl; dog bowl
• 鼓盆gǔ pénlit. to drum on a bowl; refers to Zhuangzi 庄子; fig. grief for a lost wife
• 坐浴盆zuò yù pénbidet
• 夜盆儿yè pén rchamber pot
• 泥盆纪Ní pén jìDevonian (geological period 417-354m years ago)
• 洗手盆xǐ shǒu pénbathroom sink; wash basin

Characters built on 分

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

• 份fènclassifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分
• 芬fēnperfume; fragrance
• 粉fěnpowder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch…
• 氛fēnmiasma; vapor
• 纷fēnnumerous; confused; disorderly
• 吩fēnused in 吩咐; used in transliteration of chemical compounds
• 忿fènanger; indignation; hatred
• 酚fēn(bound form) phenol

Characters that look like 盆

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

• 监jiānto supervise; to inspect; jail
• 孟mèngfirst month of a season; eldest amongst brothers
• 盐yánsalt
• 盈yíngfull; filled; surplus
• 盎àng(literary) ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth…
• 盅zhōnghandleless cup; goblet

Sounds the same

Read pén, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 湓flowing of water; name of a river