盆pén
basin, pot. 9 strokes, radical 皿, first met in HSK 5.
What 盆 is made of
分 (fēn, to divide) and 皿 (mǐn, dish).
皿 carries the meaning — dish — and 分 carries the sound.
How to write 盆
Strokes 1–4 write 分, then strokes 5–9 write 皿.
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 盆
Words that use 盆
| 盆 | basin, pot 指圆形敞口的盛物器皿 他不小心碰坏了阳台花盆。He accidentally knocked over the balcony flower pot. Lesson 463, 整饰周备 · 笃诚务实与厚泽沃野 · Steadfast Integrity & Fertile Horizons |
| 脸盆 | washbasin 指用来盛水洗脸的器皿 他打来温水端起脸盆洗漱。He fetched warm water and picked up the washbasin to wash up. Lesson 453, 睦邻情深 · 崇礼敦厚与通济两岸 · Civic Courtesy, Diligence & Cross-River Harmony |
Characters that share the sound part 分
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 皿
All 10 of them, and what the radical means, on the 皿 radical page.