磐
pán

large rock

Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 般 represents the sound.

Components

石
石 Meaning component
shí stone
般
般 Sound component
bān sort

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangbaːn
Unicodebhɑn

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica