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袢

pàn

Character

What 袢 means

1. used in {袷袢|qiā pàn}
2. variant of {襻|pàn}

Words containing 袢

• 袷袢qiā pàn(loanword) chapan, a traditional collarless coat worn in Central Asian countries

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.

• 判pàn(bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) clearly (different)…
• 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

Sounds the same

Read pàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 判(bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) clearly (different)…
• 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
• 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