Read Edit View history 半 bàn HSK1 half Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts separating a cow (牛) into two halves (八). Pinyin Separate values with commas bàn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts splitting into two halves. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 半 Simp strokes 半 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 半 Simp strokes 半 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 半 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 288, 708 ], [ 361, 657 ], [ 390, 610 ] ], [ [ 714, 795 ], [ 734, 772 ], [ 741, 750 ], [ 670, 687 ], [ 614, 648 ] ], [ [ 315, 505 ], [ 344, 497 ], [ 398, 497 ], [ 646, 542 ], [ 701, 542 ] ], [ [ 101, 322 ], [ 160, 311 ], [ 402, 345 ], [ 838, 383 ], [ 894, 373 ], [ 935, 358 ] ], [ [ 453, 830 ], [ 482, 823 ], [ 521, 785 ], [ 513, 634 ], [ 507, -61 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 309 662 Q 334 637 361 606 Q 374 591 391 591 Q 403 591 409 605 Q 415 620 407 652 Q 403 671 372 689 Q 299 720 284 715 Q 278 711 279 698 Q 282 686 309 662 Z", "M 690 750 Q 672 722 612 656 Q 599 637 619 640 Q 667 661 734 696 Q 756 712 784 722 Q 809 732 798 752 Q 785 773 756 791 Q 731 809 716 806 Q 701 806 705 790 Q 708 769 690 750 Z", "M 543 495 Q 592 504 647 512 Q 701 522 709 529 Q 719 538 715 547 Q 708 560 677 569 Q 644 576 612 566 Q 578 556 544 547 L 482 532 Q 409 520 324 515 Q 284 511 312 491 Q 354 464 446 480 Q 462 483 482 485 L 543 495 Z", "M 541 337 Q 601 343 916 342 Q 941 341 947 351 Q 954 366 934 383 Q 859 438 810 419 Q 705 403 541 380 L 481 372 Q 307 354 104 334 Q 79 333 97 311 Q 113 295 135 287 Q 160 280 180 285 Q 307 316 449 329 Q 464 332 481 332 L 541 337 Z", "M 481 332 Q 478 -31 491 -59 Q 492 -63 495 -67 Q 511 -85 521 -61 Q 540 -18 541 337 L 541 380 Q 541 443 543 495 L 544 547 Q 545 655 551 716 Q 552 752 571 781 Q 578 799 557 816 Q 529 838 481 850 Q 459 857 445 841 Q 433 831 448 818 Q 479 791 481 754 Q 482 673 482 532 L 482 485 Q 482 430 481 372 L 481 332 Z" ] } 5 strokes 半 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 285, 711 ], [ 367, 652 ], [ 398, 597 ] ], [ [ 714, 800 ], [ 745, 742 ], [ 614, 647 ] ], [ [ 304, 504 ], [ 414, 499 ], [ 711, 544 ] ], [ [ 96, 325 ], [ 173, 312 ], [ 829, 383 ], [ 944, 369 ] ], [ [ 445, 832 ], [ 526, 777 ], [ 507, -70 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M309,662C326,646 343,627 361,606C369,597 379,591 391,591C399,591 405,596 409,605C413,615 412,631 407,652C404,665 393,679 372,689C324,712 293,720 284,715C279,714 277,707 279,698C280,690 291,679 309,662Z", "M612,656C602,645 606,635 619,640C696,677 737,701 784,722C800,730 805,739 798,752C789,767 774,779 756,791C738,803 726,808 716,806C706,806 705,801 705,790C700,736 639,688 612,656Z", "M543,495C575,501 610,506 647,512C683,518 703,525 709,529C715,535 717,542 715,547C710,556 697,564 677,569C655,575 633,573 612,566C589,560 566,552 544,547C503,538 503,538 482,534C433,524 380,520 324,515C297,514 291,501 312,491C374,461 424,476 482,485C523,492 523,492 543,495Z", "M541,337C581,341 706,344 916,342C932,342 943,345 947,351C952,361 947,373 934,383C884,421 844,427 810,419C740,404 650,395 541,380C501,375 501,375 481,372C365,357 239,347 104,334C87,333 83,325 97,311C120,287 148,280 180,285C285,304 388,325 481,332C521,335 521,335 541,337Z", "M481,332C481,90 481,-40 491,-59C503,-85 512,-80 521,-61C533,-32 541,101 541,337C541,366 541,366 541,380C541,422 542,461 543,495C544,530 544,530 544,547C545,619 548,676 551,716C552,740 559,761 571,781C577,793 571,805 557,816C538,831 512,842 481,850C466,855 455,852 445,841C437,834 438,827 448,818C468,801 480,779 481,754C482,701 482,628 482,534C482,501 482,501 482,485C482,449 481,411 481,372C481,345 481,345 481,332Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.