班 Stroke Order — How to Write 班
班 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 王, 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.
班 Radical and Character Components
班 is an ideographic compound. Cutting 刂 a piece of jade 王 in two, symbolizing two classes.
Radical: 王 + 6 more strokes
班 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- bān
Meanings of 班 in Chinese
1
bān班
A row or line of people arranged in order, or a shift/group of people.
明天的工作需要提前排班。
Tomorrow's work requires arranging shifts in advance.
A group of people organized for a specific purpose, typically for work or study, such as a class, team, or shift.
明天开会，我们班长会介绍项目进展。
Our team leader will present the project's progress at tomorrow's meeting.
A basic unit in military organization, typically below a platoon; a squad.
我们班在这次训练中表现出色。
Our squad performed excellently in this training.
A shift or a turn of duty; a work period or a workplace, such as an early shift, getting off work, or being on duty.
你什么时候下班？我们一起去吃饭吧。
When do you get off work? Let's go eat together.
Scheduled; referring to a regular, fixed-time service like a bus, train, or flight.
我们每天早上八点有一班班车去公司。
We have a shuttle bus to the company every morning at 8 o'clock.
A quantifier used for a group of people, often implying a shared characteristic or affiliation, such as 'this group of people is very capable'.
我们这班同学都很喜欢运动。
Our group of classmates all enjoy sports.
To recall or redeploy troops.
将军下令班师回营。
The general ordered the troops to return to camp.
Meaning 'mottled' or 'spotted' (referring to variegated colors), often used interchangeably with '斑' (bān).
这只狗的毛色有些班驳。
The dog's fur color is a bit mottled.
Common Words and Phrases with 班
1
shuttle bus
公司每天早上都提供班车接送员工上班
The company provides a shuttle bus every morning to pick up employees for work.
2
Frequency or schedule of public transport services (e.g., buses, trains, flights), or the order/arrangement of classes.
这趟列车的班次非常密集，每十分钟就有一班。
This train service has a very frequent schedule, with a train every ten minutes.
3
4
a scheduled flight or regular airline flight
我预订了明天早上的班机去上海。
I booked a flight for tomorrow morning to Shanghai.
5
Classes and grades at school.
我们班级的同学经常一起参加学校的活动。
The students in our class often participate in school activities together.
6
To sit on the grass and chat about old times with an old friend.
昔日同窗好友，今日在异乡街头偶然相遇，便班荆道故，聊起了年少趣事
Old school friends, having met unexpectedly on a street in a foreign land today, simply sat down in an informal setting to reminisce, chatting about interesting childhood stories.
7
A scattered or stray horse; a horse that has left its group.
那匹班马独自在草原上奔跑，显得有些孤单。
That stray horse ran alone on the grassland, looking a bit lonely.
8
To display one's slight skill before an expert.
在这位经验丰富的画家面前谈论绘画技巧，我感觉自己简直是班门弄斧。
When discussing painting techniques in front of this highly experienced artist, I felt like I was displaying my slight skill before an expert.
9
match in terms of social standing or family background (especially for marriage)
他们两人郎才女貌，家庭条件也相似，真是天作之合，非常班配。
They are a handsome man and beautiful woman, and their family backgrounds are quite similar, truly a match made in heaven, very well-matched indeed.
10
One of the two most important spiritual leaders of Tibetan Buddhism, the other being the Dalai Lama.
许多信徒将班禅喇嘛视为重要的精神导师，并从他的教诲中获得智慧和指引。
Many devotees regard the Panchen Lama as an important spiritual mentor and gain wisdom and guidance from his teachings.
11
An army's return from an expedition, often after victory or withdrawing from the front.
经过一番苦战，英勇的将士们终于班师凯旋，受到家乡人民的隆重欢迎。
After a fierce battle, the valiant soldiers finally returned home triumphantly, receiving a grand welcome from the people of their hometown.
12
Class monitor or squad leader.
我们的班长组织了一场有趣的班级活动。
Our class monitor organized an interesting class activity.
13
A teacher in charge of a class.
我们的班主任总是鼓励我们努力学习，积极参加课外活动。
Our homeroom teacher always encourages us to study hard and actively participate in extracurricular activities.
14
An organized group, team, or staff formed to accomplish a specific task; it can also refer to a theatrical troupe.
为了新产品的开发，公司组建了一个技术攻关班子
For the development of new products, the company set up a technical research team.
More words with 班
- háng航bān班flight or scheduled flight
- yè夜bān班a period of work done at night
- zhí值bān班to be on duty; to be on shift
- běn本bān班Our class or this class
- chā插bān班Transfer to a class, Join an existing class
- dà大bān班Senior class, Upper class
- dài带bān班Lead the shift, Be on duty
- dāng当bān班on duty, on shift
- dǐng顶bān班to take over someone's shift
- gēn跟bān班follower, attendant
- huàn换bān班change shifts, shift change
- jiāo交bān班to hand over to the next shift
- jiē接bān班Take over, Succeed
- kuài快bān班Accelerated class, Fast-track class
- lǐng领bān班foreman; head of a shift or team
- pái排bān班scheduling, roster
- tiào跳bān班to skip a grade
- tóng同bān班In the same class; classmate
- tuō脱bān班fall behind schedule, miss a shift
- xiǎo小bān班The bottom class in a kindergarten.
Idioms with 班
- bān班bān班kě可kǎo考clearly verifiable and well-documented
- bān班shī师huí回cháo朝triumphant return of troops to capital
- bān班shī师zhèn振lǚ旅withdraw and reorganize the army
- àn按bù步jiù就bān班follow a set procedure step by step
- àn按bù部jiù就bān班follow a prescribed order
- kē科bān班chū出shēn身formally trained
- nòng弄fǔ斧bān班mén门show off before an expert
- shì仕nǚ女bān班tóu头leading beauty
- bān班shī师dé得shèng胜return triumphantly after a victory
- bān班shī师huí回fǔ俯return triumphantly to base
- bān班yī衣xì戏cǎi采dressing colorfully to amuse parents
- yī一bān班yī一bèi辈of the same standing or caliber
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Open the tool →Questions about 班
What does 班 mean in Chinese?
班 (bān) means “A shift or a turn of duty” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 班?
班 is pronounced bān in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 班 have?
班 has 10 strokes.
How do you write 班?
班 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 王. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 班?
The radical of 班 is 王, and 班 is an ideographic compound.
