斑 bān freckled
freckled; mottled; spotted; striped
怎么记住“斑”: 𤣩 king + 文 culture + 王 king = freckled. The king of the school culture festival takes off his crown, and everyone laughs at his face, red and freckled from the sun.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
斑 = 𤣩 king + 文 culture + 王 king
- 𤣩 king sound
- 文 culture meaning
- 王 king sound
The king of the school culture festival takes off his crown, and everyone laughs at his face, red and freckled from the sun.
How it came to be
The pattern in the middle gives the meaning, and the two parts on either side give the sound.
用法
- Bound morpheme for a spot, patch, or streak of color: 斑点 (bāndiǎn) spots, 雀斑 (quèbān) freckles, 斑马 (bānmǎ) zebra (a striped horse).
- Everyday sighting is 斑马线 (bānmǎxiàn) the striped crosswalk. Idiom 可见一斑 (kějiàn-yìbān) means to glimpse the whole from one small part.