bàn

to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression)

Radical: 扌 HSK 7 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

扮 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 扮

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 扮.

假扮
jiǎ bàn
to impersonate
妆扮
zhuāng bàn
to decorate
打扮
dǎ ban
to decorate
扮演
bàn yǎn
to play the role of
扮相
bàn xiàng
stage costume
扮装
bàn zhuāng
makeup
扮酷
bàn kù
装扮
zhuāng bàn
dress up as
短打扮
duǎn dǎ ban
shorts
乔装打扮
qiáo zhuāng dǎ bàn
to dress up in disguise (idiom)
女扮男装
nǚ bàn nán zhuāng
(of a woman) to dress as a man (idiom)
扮家家酒
bàn jiā jiā jiǔ
to play house (Tw)

Related characters (radical 扌)

Characters that share the radical .

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