半 bàn
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
- Made of
- 丷 horns 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 huíjiā. He goes home at half past three.
- 他学汉语半年了。 Tā xué Hànyǔ bànnián le. He has been learning Chinese for half a year.
- 这本书我看了半天。 Zhè běn shū wǒ kàn le bàntiān. I spent half a day reading this book.
- 现在是不是八点半？ Xiànzài shìbushì bā diǎn bàn? Is it half past eight now?
- 他半年没来学校。 Tā bànnián méi lái xuéxiào. He didn't come to school for half a year.
- 杯子里有半杯水。 Bēizi lǐ yǒu bàn bēi shuǐ. There is half a cup of water in the cup.
- 再睡半小时吧。 Zài shuì bàn xiǎoshí ba. Let's sleep another half hour.
- 李月吃了半个面包。 Lǐ Yuè chī le bàn gè miànbāo. Li Yue ate half a loaf of bread.
Related words
- 半年 bànnián half a year
- 半天 bàntiān half a day
- 一半 yíbàn half
- 半夜 bànyè midnight; late at night
- 半边天 bànbiāntiān women; half the sky
- 半岛 bàndǎo peninsula
- 半导体 bàndǎotǐ semiconductor
- 半径 bànjìng radius
- 半数 bànshù half; half the number
- 半途而废 bàntú'érfèi to give up halfway
- 半信半疑 bànxìnbànyí half-believing, half-doubting; sceptical
- 多半 duōbàn most; for the most part; probably