懂中文 Dong Chinese

阪

bǎn

hillside

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 反 represents the sound.

Components
阝 meaning component

阝  Meaning component

fù

  

hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

反 sound component

反  Sound component

fǎn

  

reverse

Evolution

阪 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
阪 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
阪 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

坂 (阪) 

bǎn

hillside farmland; slope

阪  

bǎn

hillside

Most common words with 阪
Freq.
Word
Meaning

大阪

Ōsaka, a city and prefecture in Japan

阪

slope