半 bàn half
怎么记住“半”: 丷 horns + 𰀁 double cross = half. The old teacher grabs the cow by the horns and ties it to the double cross of her fence, but it has eaten half her garden.
部件结构
会意 · Meaning + meaning
originally 八 + 牛
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
半 = 丷 horns + 𰀁 double cross
- 丷 horns shape only
- 𰀁 double cross shape only
The old teacher grabs the cow by the horns and ties it to the double cross of her fence, but it has eaten half her garden.
How it came to be
The bronze form puts the sign for dividing above an ox: an ox cut into two halves.
用法
- 'Half': 一半 (yíbàn) a half, 半个 (bàn ge) half of one, 两点半 (liǎng diǎn bàn) half past two.
- 半 sits directly before a measure word (半个小时 half an hour), whereas 一半 stands alone as the noun 'the half'.
含“半”的汉字
含“半”的词语
- 一半yíbànhalfHSK 1
- 半天bàntiāna long time, half a dayHSK 3
- 半夜bànyèmidnightHSK 5
- 上半场shàngbànchǎngfirst half of a game or contestHSK 7
- 下半场xiàbànchǎngsecond half of a game or contestHSK 7
- 半信半疑bànxìn-bànyíhalf believing, half doubtingHSK 7
- 半导体bàndǎotǐsemiconductorHSK 7
- 半数bànshùhalf the numberHSK 7
- 半边天bànbiāntiānhalf the skyHSK 7
- 多半duōbànmostHSK 7
- 过半guòbànover fifty percentHSK 7
- 半岛bàndǎopeninsulaHSK 8
- 半径bànjìngradiusHSK 8
- 半途而废bàntú’érfèito give up halfway (idiom)HSK 8
例句
- 我工作了半年。 Wǒ gōngzuòle bàn nián.I worked for half a year.
- 我把桔子分成两半。 Wǒ bǎ júzi fēnchéng liǎngbàn.I cut the orange into two halves.
- 他往往工作到半夜。 Tā wǎngwǎng gōngzuò dào bànyè.He often works until midnight.