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Meaning

a register; a block of printing; an edition; version; page

Chinese: 块、阻挡、印刷。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ban” becomes a different word in each tone. 版 is the 3rd 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

  • 出版chū bǎnto publish
  • 正版zhèng bǎngenuine; legal; see also 盗版
  • 电子版diàn zǐ bǎnelectronic edition; digital version
  • 版本bǎn běnversion; edition; release
  • 盗版dào bǎnpirated; illegal; see also 正版

Example Sentence

这本字典出了新版。Zhè běn zì diǎn chū le xīn bǎn.This dictionary has a new edition.

Zhèthis本字běn zìoriginal form of a Chinesediǎncanonchūto go outle(completed action)新版xīn bǎnnew edition