pén

basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters

Radical: 皿 HSK 5 n, q pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

盆 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 盆

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 盆.

临盆
lín pén
at childbirth
便盆
biàn pén
bed pan
倾盆
qīng pén
a downpour
冷盆
lěng pén
cold dish
台盆
tái pén
washbasin
尿盆
niào pén
水盆
shuǐ pén
basin
洗盆
xǐ pén
浴盆
yù pén
bathtub
滤盆
lǜ pén
澡盆
zǎo pén
bath tub
火盆
huǒ pén
brazier

Related characters (radical 皿)

Characters that share the radical .

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