半 bàn

half; semi-; incomplete

HSK 1 5 strokes Radical 十 Ideograph 16 words

Built from

丷hakwukyel 牛niúox, cow, bull

How it works

A cow 牛 splitting 丷 wood in half.

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HSK 1 · 4

半

bàn

half; semi-; incomplete

一半

yībàn

half

半天

bàntiān

half of the day; a long time; quite a while

半年

bànnián

half a year

HSK 2 · 1

半夜

bànyè

midnight; in the middle of the night

HSK 6 · 2

多半

duōbàn

most; mostly; most likely

半决赛

bànjuésài

semifinals

HSK 7–9 · 9

半场

bànchǎng

half of a game or contest; half-court

半数

bànshù

half the number; half

半岛

bàndǎo

peninsula

半路

bànlù

halfway; midway; on the way

过半

guòbàn

over fifty percent; more than half

半途而废

bàntúérfèi

to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

半边天

bànbiāntiān

half the sky; women of the new society; womenfolk

半信半疑

bànxìnbànyí

half doubting; dubious; skeptical

半真半假

bànzhēnbànjiǎ

(idiom) half true and half false