盘pán
a plate, a tray. 11 strokes, radical 皿, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 盘
Strokes 1–6 write 舟, then strokes 7–11 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 盘 · the stroke-order rules
What 盘 is made of
舟 (zhōu, boat) and 皿 (mǐn, dish).
皿 carries the meaning — dish — and 般 carries the sound.
Words that use 盘
| 盘 | a plate, a tray 盛放食物、圆形的餐具 服务员端来一盘丰盛饭菜。The waiter brought out a plate of hearty food. Lesson 323, 浩荡长路与行者从容 · 宏图展卷与韶华筑基 · Harbor Reunions, Energy Highways & Corporate Frontiers |
| 光盘 | a digital optical disc archive 用来储存资料的圆形数码碟片 学者从档案光盘中调阅案卷。The scholar retrieved the files from an archived an optical disc. Lesson 285, 盛衰鉴戒与求真风度 · 现代工造与城市商埠 · Modern Engineering, Commerce & Urban Structure |
| 盘子 | a plate 盛放食物的圆形器皿 案上摆着几只精致盘子。A few delicate plates sat on the table. Lesson 321, 琢玉成器与桃李争辉 · 霓裳艺韵与杏林深衷 · Fashion Aesthetics, Healing Fortitude & Academic Nurture |
| 键盘 | keyboard 指多个按键组成的输入装置 青年程序员敲击键盘输入代码。The young programmer typed code on the keyboard. Lesson 441, 宏图筹度 · 笃志筑业与工巧开新 · Steadfast Craftsmanship & Grand Architecture |
Characters that share the sound part 般
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.