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扮 Stroke Order — How to Write 扮

Stroke Order

扮 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 扌, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

扮 Radical and Character Components

Components:扌分

扮 is a phono-semantic compound: 扌 (hand) carries the meaning, while 分 indicates the sound.

Radical: 扌 + 4 more strokes

扮 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • bàn

Meanings of 扮 in Chinese

1

bàn扮

To dress up; to disguise; to play a role.
她喜欢把自己打扮得漂漂亮亮。
She likes to dress herself up beautifully.

Common Words and Phrases with 扮

1
bàn扮guǐ鬼liǎn脸
to make funny or distorted faces, often to amuse or express something
小丑在舞台上扮鬼脸,引得孩子们哈哈大笑。
The clown made funny faces on the stage, making the children burst into laughter.
2
bàn扮xì戏
To make up and dress as a character in a play or opera.
小明从小就喜欢扮戏,梦想成为一名京剧演员
Xiao Ming has loved dressing up as opera characters since childhood, dreaming of becoming a Peking Opera actor.
3
bàn扮xiàng相
The appearance of an actor or actress in costume and makeup.
这位演员的京剧扮相非常到位,一出场就赢得了观众的掌声。
This actor's Peking Opera stage appearance was very authentic, winning the audience's applause as soon as he appeared.
4
bàn扮yǎn演
To act a part or role, or to disguise oneself as someone.
在学校的圣诞晚会上,小明扮演了圣诞老人的角色,给同学们带来了很多欢乐。
At the school's Christmas party, Xiao Ming played the role of Santa Claus, bringing a lot of joy to his classmates.
5
bàn扮zhuāng装
to dress up; to make up; to disguise oneself
她喜欢在万圣节扮装成各种可爱的角色。
She likes to dress up as various cute characters for Halloween.

More words with 扮

  • dǎ打ban扮dress up, make up
  • zhuāng装bàn扮dress up, costume
  • gǎi改bàn扮to disguise oneself, to change one's clothes
  • chuān穿bàn扮to dress up; to turn out
  • zhuāng妆bàn扮to dress up; to make oneself up
  • jiǎ假bàn扮Disguise, Impersonate
  • shū梳xǐ洗dǎ打bàn扮groom oneself, wash and dress
  • bàn扮chéng成dress up as, disguise as
  • dǎ打ban扮chéng成dress up as, disguise oneself as
  • bàn扮zuò作pretend to be, disguise as
  • bàn扮yán演zhě者actor, performer
  • chuān穿yī衣dǎ打ban扮dress up, get dressed
  • gǎi改bàn扮chéng成disguise as, dress up as
  • jiǎ假bàn扮chéng成disguise as, impersonate
  • jīng精xīn心dǎ打ban扮dress up, doll up
  • shèng盛zhuāng装dǎ打ban扮dress up, get dressed up
  • zhuāng装bàn扮de得dressed, attired
  • dǎ打ban扮de得Dressed, Attired
  • dǎ打ban扮dé得tǐ体well-dressed, dressed appropriately
  • dǎ打ban扮xiān鲜yàn艳dress colorfully, wear bright clothes

Idioms with 扮

  • chuān穿zhuó着dǎ打bàn扮style of dress and appearance
  • nán男bàn扮nǚ女zhuāng妆man disguised as a woman
  • nán男bàn扮nǚ女zhuāng装man dresses as woman
  • nǚ女bàn扮nán男zhuāng妆woman disguised as a man
  • nǚ女bàn扮nán男zhuāng装woman disguised as a man
  • qiáo乔zhuāng装dǎ打bàn扮disguise oneself
  • shū梳zhuāng妆dǎ打bàn扮to dress up and apply makeup
  • qiáo乔zhuāng妆dǎ打bàn扮disguise oneself
  • qiáo乔zhuāng妆gǎi改bàn扮disguise oneself
  • qiáo乔zhuāng装gǎi改bàn扮disguise oneself completely
  • zhuāng装shén神bàn扮guǐ鬼feign mystery to deceive

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Questions about 扮

What does 扮 mean in Chinese?

扮 (bàn) means “To dress up” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 扮?

扮 is pronounced bàn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 扮 have?

扮 has 7 strokes.

How do you write 扮?

扮 is written in 7 strokes, starting from the radical 扌. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 扮?

The radical of 扮 is 扌, and 扮 is a phono-semantic compound.

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