半bàn
half; semi-, incomplete. 5 strokes, radical 十, first met in HSK 1.
How to write 半
Strokes 1–2 write 丷, then strokes 3–5 write 牛.
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 半 · the stroke-order rules
What 半 is made of
丷 (ha, kwukyel) and 牛 (niú, ox).
A cow 牛 splitting 丷 wood in half.
Words that use 半
| 半 | half 分成相等的两份，其中的一份 现在的时间是上午九点半，正合适！It's now half past nine in the morning — perfect timing! Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 8, 时间与每天的生活 |
| 半夜 | midnight, the dead of night 一夜之中最深最静的时候 他常常写作业写到半夜。He often stays up doing homework until midnight. Lesson 2, 努力学习 · 温情相伴与日夕起居 · Affection, Campus Routine & Daily Vitality |
| 多半 | mostly, more than half 指大部分，超过一半 断粮多半天，抢险突击队舍生忘死。They went more than half a day without food during the blizzard. Lesson 572, 仁心仁术 · 笃行实干与大爱无疆 · Civic Valor & Humanitarian Compassion |
| 一半 | half 分成相等的两份，其中的一份 先把这一半搬去清洗消毒一下，剩下的留着备用吧！First move half of this over to be washed and disinfected, and keep the rest as backup! Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 24, 日常问话与选择 |
| 半决赛 | semifinal 指比赛中决赛前一轮的赛事 热烈观看社区乒乓球联赛半决赛。Residents gathered to watch the community table-tennis semifinal. Lesson 539, 经纬宏规 · 笃行恪守与时代风云 · Urban Vigilance & Resilient Governance |
Characters that contain 半
More characters with the radical 十
All 12 of them, and what the radical means, on the 十 radical page.