判

pàn

to judge; to sentence; to discriminate; to discern; clearly distinguishable

Radical: 刂 HSK 6 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

判 decomposes into the following components:

半 刂

Semantic component: 刂; phonetic component: 半.

Words containing 判

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 判.

公判
gōng pàn
public opinion
判令
pàn lìng
decree
判例
pàn lì
判决
pàn jué
judgment (by a court of law)
判刑
pàn xíng
sentence (to prison etc)
判别
pàn bié
to differentiate
判处
pàn chǔ
to sentence
判官
pàn guān
magistrate (during Tang and Song dynasties)
判定
pàn dìng
to judge
判据
pàn jù
criterion
判断
pàn duàn
to decide
判明
pàn míng
to distinguish

Related characters (radical 刂)

Characters that share the radical 刂.

刂 刈 刊 刎 刑 划 刖 列 刘 则 刚 创 删 別 刨 利 刪 别 刭 刮 到 刳 制 刷

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