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板 bǎn board

board; plank; stiff

How to remember 板: 木 tree + 反 oppose = board. The old surfer shapes a fallen tree by hand, and nobody dares oppose him when he calls it the best board on the beach.

  • 930. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 8 strokes
  • Radical 木

Component breakdown

板 = 木 tree + 反 oppose

  • 木 tree
  • 反 oppose
    • 𠂆 factory
    • 又 again
The Gushi story

The old surfer shapes a fallen tree by hand, and nobody dares oppose him when he calls it the best board on the beach.

How it is used

  • A flat board/plank - 黑板 (hēibǎn) blackboard, 地板 (dìbǎn) floor, 天花板 (tiānhuābǎn) ceiling.
  • 老板 (lǎobǎn) means boss/shopkeeper (the input gloss 'Robam' is wrong) - a very high-frequency everyday word.
  • Extends to 'stiff/rigid' of a person or manner - 死板 (sǐbǎn) inflexible, 呆板 (dāibǎn) wooden, dull.

Words with 板

Example sentences

  • 她在黑板上写字。 Tā zài hēibǎn shàng xiězì.She is writing on the chalkboard.
  • 老板真笨。 Lǎobǎn zhēn bèn.The boss is really stupid.
  • 老板对我的工作要求严格。 Lǎobǎn duì wǒ de gōngzuò yāoqiú yángé.The boss is strict with my work.
  • 这件事他处理得很好，得到了老板的表扬。 Zhèjiàn shì tā chǔlǐde hěn hǎo, dédào le lǎobǎn de biǎoyáng.He dealt with this matter very well and obtained his boss's praise.