畔 pàn river bank
How to remember 畔: 田 field + 半 half = river bank. The farmer's field runs down to the water, and half of his cows are always lying in the grass on the river bank.
Component breakdown
畔 = 田 field + 半 half
- 田 field
- 半 half
- 丷 horns
- 𰀁 double cross
The farmer's field runs down to the water, and half of his cows are always lying in the grass on the river bank.
How it is used
- The bank/edge (of water or a field) - 河畔 (hépàn) riverside, 湖畔 (húpàn) lakeside, 田畔 (tiánpàn) the edge of a field.
- Poetic/literary; often in scenic descriptions. 耳畔 (ěrpàn) means 'at one's ear'.