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般
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- 般
- bān · sort, manner, kind, category
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Mandarin tones
1 · ban1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
baan1 · bo1 · bun1 · but3 · pun4
Cantonese word readings for 般. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- sort; kind; class
- like; similar to
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 搬 (bān, “to move”)
- a surname
character · Etymology 2
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to rotate
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to go back and forth; to linger
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) joyful; amused
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) large
character · Etymology 3
- only used in 般若 (bōrě)
- only used in 般涅槃 (bōnièpán)
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