半 (bun3 | ban4 pan4) : half

Remove Adverts and gain lots of extra features
What is this page showing me?

半

bun3

ban4 pan4

[1] half [2] very little [3] in the middle [4] partly; about half

Stroke count: 5

Level: 2

Radical: 十 (#24)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

半

This word has been viewed 16823 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Jul 2009 06:37

Output this character as a high resolution image

三點半 saam1 dim2 bun3 san1 dian3 ban4 = 3:30; half past three

半打 bun3 daa1 ban4 da2 = half a dozen

半年 bun3 nin4 ban4 nian2 = half a year, six months

半月 bun3 jyut6 ban4 yue4 = half-moon; fortnight

半夜 bun3 je6/6*2 ban4 ye4 = 12 midnight

半數 bun3 sou3 ban4 shu4 = half the number; half

一半 jat1 bun3 yi1 ban4 = half

半小時 bun3 siu2 si4 = a half hour

半開 bun3 hoi1 = ajar (lit. "half open")

半生熟 bun3 saang1 suk6 = half boiled
See all 156 compounds (CantoDict reports 161 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 6 examples containing 半

佢哋嘅分別只有半年。粵
There's only half a year's difference between them.
[Lit. Their difference only have half year]

巴士在半路上拋錨國
The bus broke down on the way.
[半路 should not be translated literally as halfway, just "along the way" [粵] [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/938/]link[/url] ]

巴士喺半路拋錨粵
The bus broke down on the way.
[半路 should not be translated literally as halfway, just "along the way" [國] [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/936/]link[/url] ]

佢枕住健身個肌肉都係咁鬆婄,只得半粒老鼠仔咋粵
He has been working out for a long time, yet his muscles are still soft, with only half-developed biceps.

出咗半斤力，想話攞返足八両。粵
After giving half a catty of effort, all I'm asking for is to get back eight taels.
[From the song 《半斤八両》 by 許冠傑 (Sam Hui). Note: 1 catty (斤) equals 16 taels (両).]

你同你嘅另一半有幾夾？粵
How compatible are you and your partner?
[[Lit.] How compatible are you and your other half?]

Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/449/]半[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/449/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">半</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 半
Unicode code for this character: U+534A (off-site link)

Search CantoDict (safe search is on)

Please note, CantoDict currently supports searching for Simplified Chinese, but results will be returned in Traditional Chinese.

Hide Written and Spoken Hide Written 國 Hide Spoken粵

This page shows, from top to bottom:

a large version of the character in a traditional script font which you may need to install

: the Cantonese Jyutping romanisation (pronunciation) Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu^4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.

: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin.
a detailed description of all the meanings
the number of strokes needed to write the character correctly
our arbitrarily assigned difficulty level
a smaller version of the character in a computerised, printed font, along with the PRC simplified version if applicable
a list of characters which look similar and are therefore possible sources of confusion (where relevant)
a list of compound words that use this character, ordered by difficulty level.
(we would really appreciate new volunteers to add some more compound words to the database so please post to the CantoDict forum if you would like to spend an occasional 10 mins or so helping)


Characters \| Words \| Sentences \| Chinese Translation \| Chinese Tests \| Forums \| Search Customise CantoDict \| My Vocab Lists \| Useful Reports and Stats \| CantoDict Forum