Chinese Character 盘 Meanings and components.

Form

盘

Meaning

盘 meaning[3] in English

Plate.

Dish.

Tray.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 盘 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are boat (舟) , and dish (皿)

Its radical[1] is: 皿 (min3) which means: Dish, Vessel, Shallow Container, Rad. No. 108, .皿min3dish

In cangjie it is written with HYBT

How to write 盘

To write盘pan2plate you should write a combination of 舟zhou1boat , 皿min3dish arranged in a 吕 shape:

舟 + 皿 = 盘

盘 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 盘 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 盘, looks as follow:

盘
Pinyin:pan2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Plate . Dish . Tray . Board . Hard Drive (Computing) . To Build . To Coil . To Check . To Examine . To Transfer (Property) . To Make Over . Classifier For Food: Dish, Helping . To Coil . Classifier For Coils Of Wire . Classifier For Games Of Chess
舟
Pinyin:zhou1
Meaning[3]: Boat
皿
Pinyin:min3
Meaning[3]: Dish . Vessel . Shallow Container . Rad. No. 108

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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