半

bàn

half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half

Radical: 十 HSK 1 m ideographic

Components & Etymology

半 decomposes into the following components:

丷 牛

Words containing 半

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 半.

一半
yī bàn
half
上半
shàng bàn
first half
下半
xià bàn
减半
jiǎn bàn
to reduce by half
半个
bàn ge
half of sth
半价
bàn jià
half price
半分
bàn fēn
半响
bàn xiǎng
half the day
半圆
bàn yuán
semicircle
半场
bàn chǎng
half of a game or contest
半坡
bàn pō
Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安
半夏
bàn xià
Pinellia ternata

Related characters (radical 十)

Characters that share the radical 十.

丧 十 卂 千 卄 卅 升 午 卉 卌 华 协 卑 卒 卓 協 卖 南 博 啬 干 颦

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