Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to judge; to sentence; to discriminate; to discern

Chinese: 句子、区分、辨别。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “pan” becomes a different word in each tone. 判 is the 4th 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

  • 判断pàn duànto judge; to determine; judgment
  • 谈判tán pànto negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference
  • 裁判cái pàn(law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement
  • 判决pàn juéjudgment (by a court of law); to pass judgment on; to sentence
  • 审判shěn pàna trial; to try sb

Example Sentence

我们很难判断谁对谁错。Wǒ men hěn nán pàn duàn shéi duì shéi cuò.It is hard to judge who is right and who is wrong.

我们Wǒ menwehěnverynándifficult (to...)判断pàn duànto judgeshéiwhoduìtowardshéiwhocuòmistake