拌 meaning and stroke order
To mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad)
How to write 拌, stroke by stroke
8 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 拌
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to mix
- to mix in
- to toss (a salad)
How 拌 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.
扌 gives the meaning and 半 hints at the sound.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 拌
拌 combines the hand radical 扌 with 半 (bàn), which gives the sound. Picture your hand tossing two halves of a dish together until they are mixed.
拌 is mostly used for mixing food, especially cold dishes and noodles tossed with sauce. It appears in dish names like 拌面 and in the word 搅拌 (jiǎobàn, to stir). Example: 我做了一个凉拌黄瓜。(Wǒ zuò le yí gè liángbàn huángguā.) I made a cold cucumber salad.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 拌 with 伴 (bàn, companion) and 绊 (bàn, to trip), since all three share 半 and the same sound. Remember that only 拌 has the hand radical 扌, because mixing is done with your hands.
Common words with 拌
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
拌 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 拌
How many strokes are in 拌?
拌 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 拌 mean?
拌 (bàn) means to mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad). A common word with it is 搅拌 (jiǎobàn), meaning "to stir; to agitate".
How do you pronounce 拌?
拌 is pronounced bàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 拌?
The radical of 拌 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 拌 under this radical.
Is 拌 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 拌 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 拌 and 搅 when talking about mixing?
拌 usually means tossing ingredients together so sauce coats them, like a salad or noodles. 搅 (jiǎo) means stirring in a circular motion, like stirring soup. Together, 搅拌 is a general word for stirring or mixing.
What does 拌嘴 mean?
拌嘴 (bànzuǐ) is a colloquial word meaning to bicker or quarrel over small things. It is often used for couples or family members, as in 他们又拌嘴了 (tāmen yòu bànzuǐ le), they are bickering again.