伴bàn
companion, comrade, partner; to accompany. 7 strokes, radical 亻, first met in HSK 4.
Pinyin bànStrokes 7Radical 亻Band HSK 4Words 1
How to write 伴
Strokes 1–2 write 亻, then strokes 3–7 write 半.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 伴 · the stroke-order rules
What 伴 is made of
亻 (rén, man) and 半 (bàn, half).
亻 carries the meaning — person — and 半 carries the sound.
Words that use 伴
| 伙伴 | trusted commercial trade partners 一起合作做事的人 两国合作伙伴紧握时代机遇。The two countries' trade partners seized the historic opportunity. Lesson 290, 经世智谋与时代机遇 · 金石之策与盛典机遇 · Financial Strategy, Grand Ceremonies & Market Endeavors |
Characters that share the sound part 半
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 亻
All 85 of them, and what the radical means, on the 人 radical page.