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  faan6 baan6   jyutping
  ban4   pinyin
[1] (of flower) petal
[2] (of orange, etc) section; segment; clove
[3] [measure] piece; slice; section
[4] [] [slang] line of business

Jyuting faan6 is standard reading; baan6 is variant.
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Stroke count: 19
Level: 3
Radical: (#97)

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

This word has been viewed 3928 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Sep 2014 01:51

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detail  faa1 faan6*2   = petal
detail  jyun4 faan6 tou4  yuan2 ban4 tu2 = pie chart
detail  sam1 faan6*2   = heart valve
detail  faan6 faan6   = everything
detail  tou3 faan6 zeoi2   = cleft lip; harelip
detail  faan6 faan6 dim6  ban4 ban4 dian1 = versatile; proficient in every field; be adept all-round
detail  faan6 mok6*2  ban4 mo2 = valve (in heart vessel)
detail  dau6 baan6*2 zoeng3  dou4 ban4 jiang4 = fermented bean sauce
detail  hoi1 zeng3 nei5 go2 faan6   = right up your street
detail  cung4 faan6 wai6  chong2 ban4 wei4 = omasum, omasa

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