盆 pén
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 皿 — dish, vessel
- Made of
- 分 to divide, to allocate 皿 dish, vessel
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
盆地
péndì
basin
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 这个盆地四周群山环绕，污染物不易扩散。 Zhège péndì sìzhōu qúnshān huánrào, wūrǎnwù bù yì kuòsàn. This basin is surrounded by mountains on all sides, so pollutants do not disperse easily.
- 这个盆地很平坦，适合种稻米。 Zhè ge péndì hěn píngtǎn, shìhé zhòng dàomǐ. This basin is very flat and suitable for growing rice.
- 夏天，盆地里又闷又热，空气很不流通。 Xiàtiān, péndì lǐ yòu mēn yòu rè, kōngqì hěn bù liútōng. In summer the basin is stuffy and hot, with little air circulation.