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扮 bàn costume

costume; disguise; to disguise oneself as; to play

How to remember 扮: 扌 hand + 分 divide = costume. With a pair of scissors in her hand, Mum divides an old sheet into pieces for her son's ghost costume.

  • 1,974. most frequent character
  • HSK 5
  • 7 strokes
  • Radical 手

Component breakdown

扮 = 扌 hand + 分 divide

  • 扌 hand
  • 分 divide
    • 八 eight
    • 刀 knife
The Gushi story

With a pair of scissors in her hand, Mum divides an old sheet into pieces for her son's ghost costume.

How it is used

  • A bound character - it almost never stands alone.
  • 打扮 (dǎban) is the everyday word for getting dressed up or made up before going out.
  • 扮演 (bànyǎn) means to play a role, used specifically for actors in film/drama: 他扮演主角 (tā bànyǎn zhǔjué) - he plays the lead.
  • 装扮 (zhuāngbàn) leans toward disguise or decorative dressing-up, e.g. for a costume or festival.

Words with 扮

Example sentences

  • 她打扮得很妖艳。 Tā dǎban de hěn yāoyàn.She's dolled up gorgeously but coquettishly.