pīn​bǎn

typeset

pīn join together

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

is a component form of .

Sound component
bìng combine

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpreːŋ

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

bǎn printing block, edition

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
piàn, piān slice
Sound component
fǎn reverse

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpraːnʔ
Unicodebǎn

說文解字

《說文》:“版,判也。从片,反聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica