扮 meaning and stroke order
To disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role)
How to write 扮, stroke by stroke
7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 扮
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to disguise oneself as
- to dress up
- to play (a role)
- to put on (an expression)
How 扮 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.
扌 gives the meaning and 分 hints at the sound.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 扮
扮 is pictophonetic: the hand radical 扌 shows you use your hands to put on clothes and makeup, and 分 (fēn) hints at the sound bàn. Picture your hands dividing 分 your look into a new role when you dress up.
扮 rarely stands alone in modern speech and usually appears in words like 打扮 (dǎban, to dress up), 扮演 (bànyǎn, to play a role) and 假扮 (jiǎbàn, to pretend to be). It can also take a role directly, as in 扮鬼脸 (bàn guǐliǎn, to make a funny face). Example: 他在电影里扮演一个医生。(Tā zài diànyǐng lǐ bànyǎn yí ge yīshēng.) He plays a doctor in the film.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 扮 with 份 (fèn, portion) or 粉 (fěn, powder), which share 分 but have different radicals and tones; remember the hand 扌 for dressing up. Also note that in 打扮 the second syllable is usually said in the neutral tone: dǎban.
Common words with 扮
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
扮 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 扮
How many strokes are in 扮?
扮 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 扮 mean?
扮 (bàn) means to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role). A common word with it is 打扮 (dǎban), meaning "to decorate; to dress".
How do you pronounce 扮?
扮 is pronounced bàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 扮?
The radical of 扮 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 扮 under this radical.
Is 扮 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 扮 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
What is the difference between 打扮 and 扮演?
打扮 (dǎban) means to dress up or make yourself look nice, as in 她打扮得很漂亮 (She is dressed up beautifully). 扮演 (bànyǎn) means to play a role, either on stage or figuratively, as in 扮演重要的角色 (to play an important role).
How do I say someone is dressed up as something, like for Halloween?
Use 扮成 (bànchéng) or 打扮成 (dǎbanchéng) plus the character. For example, 他扮成了一个海盗 (Tā bànchéngle yí ge hǎidào) means He dressed up as a pirate.