般 Stroke Order — How to Write 般
般 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 舟, 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.
般 Radical and Character Components
般 is an ideographic compound. Using a tool 殳 to sort items on a tray 舟.
Radical: 舟 + 4 more strokes
般 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- bān
Meanings of 般 in Chinese
bān般
Common Words and Phrases with 般
More words with 般
- yì一bān般Average, Ordinary
- bǎi百bān般in every possible way; all sorts of
- zhè这bān般such; like this
- quán全bān般entire
- zhū诸bān般various; all kinds of
- wàn万bān般all kinds of; extremely
- yì一bān般rén人ordinary people, average person
- cǐ此bān般such, like this
- nà那bān般such, so
- sì四bān般four types, four kinds
- bān般méi美hǎo好So beautiful, So wonderful
- cháo潮shuǐ水bān般Tidal, Surging
- guī圭cuō撮bān般tiny, minute
- huā花pù瀑bān般Like a flower waterfall, Floral cascade
- léi雷míng鸣bān般thundering, thunderous
- lóu蝼yǐ蚁bān般Ant-like, Insignificant
- páo炮luò烙bān般Scorching, Excruciatingly painful
- piāo漂píng萍bān般drifting, rootless
- rú如jìng镜bān般mirror-like, like a mirror
- rú如yù玉bān般jade-like, like jade
Idioms with 般
- bǎi百bān般diāo刁nán难create all sorts of difficulties
- bǎi百bān般fèng奉chéng承flatter in every conceivable way
- bǎi百bān般wú无lài赖resort to all sorts of unscrupulous means
- bǎi百bān般zhé折mó磨subject to all kinds of torment
- rú如cǐ此zhè这bān般like this and that
- wàn万bān般wú无nài奈to have no alternative whatsoever
- yī一bān般jiàn见shi识stoop to an inferior's level
- bǎi百bān般fǔ抚wèi慰comfort in every possible way
- liǎng两bān般sān三yàng样different, varied, not uniform
- sān三děng等jiǔ九bān般many different kinds and levels
- shí十bā八bān般bīng兵qì器all kinds of weapons or skills
- shí十bā八bān般wǔ武yì艺Mastery of various skills
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Open the tool →Questions about 般
What does 般 mean in Chinese?
般 (bān) means “kind, sort, type” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 般?
般 is pronounced bān in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 般 have?
般 has 10 strokes.
How do you write 般?
般 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 舟. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 般?
The radical of 般 is 舟, and 般 is an ideographic compound.