盘 pán
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 皿 — dish, vessel
- Made of
- 舟 boat, ship 皿 dish, vessel
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
盘子
pánzi
plate
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 盘子在桌上。 Pán zi zài zhuō shàng. The plate is on the table.
- 请洗盘子。 Qǐng xǐ pán zi. Please wash the plates.
- 这个盘子很大。 Zhè ge pán zi hěn dà. This plate is very big.