Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

big; wooden tray; dish; tray; to build; to check

Chinese: 盘子;盘绕。盛放东西的浅器,或绕成圈。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “pan” becomes a different word in each tone. 盘 is the 2nd 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

  • 盘子pán zitray; plate; dish
  • 光盘guāng páncompact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM
  • 键盘jiàn pánkeyboard
  • 盘旋pán xuánto spiral; to circle; to go around; to hover
  • 硬盘yìng pánhard disk

Example Sentence

妈妈端来一盘热腾腾的饺子。Mā ma duān lái yì pán rè téng téng de jiǎo zi.Mom brought over a plate of steaming dumplings.

妈妈Mā mamamaduān(bound form) tipláito comeonepántray热腾腾rè téng téngsteaming hotdeof饺子jiǎo zidumpling