拚 meaning and stroke order
To reject, to disregard, to go all out
How to write 拚, 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 拚
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to strive for
- to struggle
- to disregard
- to reject
- variant of 拼[pin1]
How 拚 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.
扌 gives the meaning and 弁 hints at the sound.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 拚
拚 combines the hand radical 扌 (hand) with 弁 (biàn), which gives the sound. Picture a hand throwing everything away to go all out, rejecting any thought of holding back.
In modern Mainland usage, 拚 mostly appears as a variant of 拼 (pīn), especially in words about effort like 拚命, which is usually written 拼命 today. The reading pàn, meaning to disregard or give up something, is literary and shows up in phrases like 拚弃 (pànqì, to abandon). Example: 他拚命工作。(Tā pīnmìng gōngzuò.) He works desperately hard.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 拚 with 拼 (pīn), which has 并 on the right instead of 弁. In standard simplified Chinese, write 拼 for everyday words like 拼命 and 拼音 (pīnyīn), and save 拚 for reading older or Taiwan texts.
Common words with 拚
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 拚命 | pànmìng | see 拼命[pin1 ming4] |
Questions about 拚
How many strokes are in 拚?
拚 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 拚 mean?
拚 (pàn) means to reject, to disregard, to go all out. A common word with it is 拚命 (pànmìng), meaning "see 拼命[pin1 ming4]".
How do you pronounce 拚?
拚 is pronounced pàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 拚?
The radical of 拚 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 拚 under this radical.
Is 拚命 pronounced pànmìng or pīnmìng?
Dictionaries list pànmìng for 拚命, but in everyday speech people say pīnmìng and treat it as the same word as 拼命. If you say pīnmìng, you will be understood everywhere.
Where will I still see 拚 used?
You will see it in traditional character texts, especially in Taiwan, where 打拚 (dǎpīn, to work hard) and 拚命 are common spellings. It also appears in older literature with the pàn meaning of giving something up.