Meaning of 盘子
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- tray
- plate
- dish
Measure word: 個|个
How to use 盘子
盘子 is the everyday word for a plate or dish you eat from or serve food on. Its measure word is usually 个 (gè). Example: 桌子上有三个盘子。(Zhuōzi shang yǒu sān gè pánzi.) There are three plates on the table.
盘 (pán) has 皿 (mǐn), a vessel or dish, at the bottom. Picture a flat dish 皿 sitting on the table, and add the noun suffix 子 (zi) to get 盘子, a plate.
Common mistake: Learners often say 盘子 for the food itself, but a dish of food as a menu item is 菜 (cài). For example, 我点了两个菜 means I ordered two dishes, not two plates. Also keep 子 in the neutral tone: pánzi, not pánzǐ.
盘子 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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盘 pán · tray · 11 strokes
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子 zi · noun suffix · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 盘子.
Questions about 盘子
What does 盘子 mean?
盘子 (pánzi) means "tray; plate" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 盘子?
盘子 is made of 2 characters: 盘 (11 strokes), 子 (3 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 盘子 an HSK word?
Yes. 盘子 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 盘子 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 盘子 is written 盤子.
What is the difference between 盘子 and 碗?
盘子 is a flat plate or tray. 碗 (wǎn) is a bowl, used for rice, noodles, or soup.
Can 盘 be used as a measure word?
Yes. 盘 (pán) can count plates of food, as in 一盘饺子 (yì pán jiǎozi), a plate of dumplings. It is also used for games, as in 一盘棋 (yì pán qí), a game of chess.