Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

variegated

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ban” becomes a different word in each tone. 斑 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 斑纹bān wénstripe; streak
  • 斑点bān diǎnspot; stain; speckle
  • 一斑yī bānlit. one spot (on the leopard); fig. one small item in a big scheme
  • 三斑sān bān(Tw) common name for paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis)
  • 斑马bān mǎzebra

Example Sentence

老虎身上有一道道黑色的斑纹。Lǎo hǔ shēn shàng yǒu yí dào dào hēi sè de bān wén.A tiger has black stripes all over its body.

老虎Lǎo hǔtiger身上shēn shàngon the bodyyǒuto have一道yí dàotogetherdàoroad黑色hēi sèblackdeof斑纹bān wénstripe