bàn

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

Radical: 十 HSK 1 m ideographic

Components & Etymology

半 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 半

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 半.

一半
yī bàn
上半
shàng bàn
下半
xià bàn
减半
jiǎn bàn
半个
bàn ge
半价
bàn jià
半分
bàn fēn
半响
bàn xiǎng
半圆
bàn yuán
半场
bàn chǎng
半坡
bàn pō
半夏
bàn xià

Related characters (radical 十)

Characters that share the radical .

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