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The Radical: 半
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Hanzi-Trainer
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half, semi- 半
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A birthday cake 二 with two candles  , and a knife 丨 to cut half. |
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胖
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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fat, plump
pàng Left: body part 月/肉, right: half 半 (A knife cuts 丨 a birthday cake 二 with candles 丷 in half.)
If your body could be halved, you are too fat. |
肉
半
丷
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半
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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half, semi-
bàn A birthday cake 二, two candles 丷 and a knife 丨
The birthday cake with two candles is cut with a knife into: half. |
半
十
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判
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to judge, to sentence, to discriminate, to discern, decide
pàn Left: half 半 (A knife 丨 cuts a birthday cake 二 with candles 丷 in half.), right: knife 刂
If sth. is cut to half with a knife, you shall judge is somebody is discriminated. |
半
刂
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伴
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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partner, companion, comrade
bàn Left: person 人, right: half 半 (A knife 丨 cuts a birthday cake 二 with candles 丷 in half.)
A person is only half without a partner. |
人
半
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叛
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to revolt, to rebel, to betray
pàn Left: half 半 (A knife 丨 cuts a birthday cake 二 with candles 丷 in half.), right: to oppose 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing)
With (only) the half I oppose and revolt. |
半
反
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畔
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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field-path, bank
pàn Left: field 田, right: half 半 (A knife cuts 丨 a birthday cake 二 with candles 丷 in half.)
The fields are halved by the: field path (ridge). |
田
半
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衅
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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quarrel, dispute, a blood sacrifice
xìn Left: blood 血 (.. its drop 丶 over a plate 皿), right: half 半 (A knife cuts 丨 a birthday cake 二 with candles 丷 in half.)
Up to the blood, for the correct half it was: quarreled. |
血
半
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拌
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to mix, to mix in, to toss (a salad)
bàn Left: hand 扌, right: half 半 (A knife cuts 丨 a birthday cake 二 with candles 丷 in half.)
The hand needs to halve before mixing. |
扌
半
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绊
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to trip, to stumble, to hinder
bàn Left: thread 纟/糸, right: half 半 (A knife cuts 丨 a birthday cake 二 with candles 丷 in half.)
(Horses get ropes [=hobbles] around their fetlocks against running away) If the thread is only half, it is hindering. |
糸
半
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