般
bān
Meaning
sort; kind; class; way; manner
Other reading: bō
used in 般若[bo1 re3]
Other reading: pán
see 般樂|般乐[pan2 le4]
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Characters
Examples
他孩子般的笑很迷人。
tā hái zi bān de xiào hěn mí rén。
His childlike laugh is charming.
我拒绝被像一个孩子般对待。
wǒ jù jué bèi xiàng yī ge hái zi bān duì dài。
I refuse to be treated like a child.
Words with this character
一般 yī bān same一般来说 yī bān lái shuō generally speaking一般人 yī bān rén average person一般而言 yī bān ér yán generally speaking百般 bǎi bān in hundred and one ways般配 bān pèi to be well matched般若 bō rě wisdom般桓 pán huán variant of 盤桓|盘桓[pan2 huan2]般乐 pán lè to play般游 pán yóu to amuse oneself全般 quán bān entire恁般 rèn bān this way万般 wàn bān every kind这般 zhè bān like this诸般 zhū bān various史诗般 shǐ shī bān epic一般般 yī bān bān not particularly good一般性 yī bān xìng general八般头风 bā bān tóu fēng eight kinds of "head wind"百般巴结 bǎi bān bā jié to flatter someone in a hundred different ways百般刁难 bǎi bān diāo nàn to put up innumerable obstacles百般奉承 bǎi bān fèng chéng to fawn upon sb in every possible way如此这般 rú cǐ zhè bān thus and so