半 bàn
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
- Made of
- 丷 kwukyel 牛 ox, cow, bull
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
半
bàn
half
Character
Example phrases
- 现在两点半。 Xiànzài liǎng diǎn bàn. It's half past two.
- 我吃了半个苹果。 Wǒ chī le bàn ge píngguǒ. I ate half an apple.
- 他三点半回家。 Tā sān diǎn bàn huí jiā. He goes home at half past three.