颁 bān to bestow
to bestow; to confer
How to remember 颁: 分 divide + 页 page = to bestow. The headmaster divides the medals among the winners, reads each name from the page, and is proud to bestow them.
Component breakdown
颁 = 分 divide + 页 page
- 分 divide
- 八 eight
- 刀 knife
- 页 page
The headmaster divides the medals among the winners, reads each name from the page, and is proud to bestow them.
How it is used
- To issue/confer officially from above: 颁发 (bānfā) to award/issue (certificates, medals), 颁奖 (bānjiǎng) to present a prize, 颁布 (bānbù) to promulgate (a law).
- 颁布 is for laws/decrees; 颁发 for awards and documents - both are top-down official acts.
- Formal register - governments 颁布 regulations, committees 颁发 awards.