懂中文 Dong Chinese

泮

pàn

Zhou dynasty school

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 半 represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

半 sound component

半  Sound component

bàn

  

half

Evolution

泮 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
泮 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
泮 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

泮  

pàn

Zhou dynasty school; disperse; fall apart; (literary) to melt; to dissolve

Most common words with 泮
Freq.
Word
Meaning

泮

to dissolve

瓦解冰泮

complete disintegration