版 (baan2 | ban3) : printing plate; edition

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版

baan2

ban3

[1] printing plate; printing block [2] edition; version [3] page (of newpaper); section [4] board frame

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 片 (#91)

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

版

This word has been viewed 9843 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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正版 zing3 baan2 = n. original edition

翻版 faan1 baan2 fan1 ban3 = n. pirated edition

盜版 dou6 baan2 dao4 ban3 = n. pirated edition

版畫 baan2 waa6*2 = a print made from an engraved plate

出版社 ceot1 baan2 se5 chu1 ban3 she4 = publishing house; publisher

出版者 ceot1 baan2 ze2 chu1 ban3 zhe3 = publisher

出版 ceot1 baan2 chu1 ban3 = to publish; to put out; (of publications) to come out; to come off the press; published by

Q版 kiu1 baan2 kiu1 ban3 = cute version

版本 baan2 bun2 ban3 ben3 = version, edition

版權 baan2 kyun4 ban3 quan2 = copyright
See all 61 compounds (CantoDict reports 60 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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Decimal representation of this word: 版
Unicode code for this character: U+7248 (off-site link)

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