判 meaning in English
(bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) clearly (different)
Meaning of 判
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- (bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish
- (bound form) clearly (different)
- to judge; to decide; to grade
- (of a judge) to sentence
How to use 判
判 appears mostly in compounds like 判断 (pànduàn, to judge) and 谈判 (tánpàn, to negotiate), but on its own it means to grade papers or for a court to sentence someone. Example: 他被判了三年。(Tā bèi pàn le sān nián.) He was sentenced to three years.
判 is made of 半 (bàn, half) and the knife radical 刂. Picture a knife cutting something into halves, so you can tell the two sides apart and decide which is which.
Common mistake: Learners often write 半 on the right and the knife on the left, or confuse 判 with 叛 (pàn, to rebel), which has the same sound but adds 反. Also keep the fourth tone; do not read it as bàn just because it contains 半.
判 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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判 pàn · to differentiate · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 判.
| 判断 | pànduàn | to judge; to determine; judgment |
| 谈判 | tánpàn | to negotiate; negotiation |
| 裁判 | cáipàn | (law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement; (sports) to referee |
| 审判 | shěnpàn | a trial; to try sb |
| 判决 | pànjué | judgment (by a court of law); to pass judgment on |
| 评判 | píngpàn | to judge (a competition); to appraise |
| 判定 | pàndìng | to judge; to decide |
| 批判 | pīpàn | to criticize; critique |
| 判处 | pànchǔ | to sentence; to condemn |
| 宣判 | xuānpàn | to deliver one's judgement; to give one's verdict |
| 判刑 | pànxíng | to sentence (to prison etc) |
| 判断力 | pànduànlì | ability to judge; judgment |
Questions about 判
What does 判 mean?
判 (pàn) means "(bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) clearly (different)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 判?
判 is made of 1 character: 判 (7 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.
Is 判 an HSK word?
Yes. 判 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do I say a teacher grades homework with 判?
Use 判作业 (pàn zuòyè) or 判卷子 (pàn juànzi), meaning to mark homework or exam papers. 批改 (pīgǎi) is a more formal alternative.
What does 判若两人 mean?
判若两人 (pàn ruò liǎng rén) means someone has changed so much they seem like a completely different person. Here 判 keeps its older sense of clearly different.