样 yàng — manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape
这两件衣服样子差不多。Zhè liǎng jiàn yī fu yàng zi chà bu duō.These two clothes look about the same.
Common words: 一样 (yī yàng)、怎么样 (zěn me yàng)、这样 (zhè yàng)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "manner"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "manner", including 样 (yàng), 风 (fēng), 般 (bān). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "manner" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 样 (yàng), 风 (fēng), 般 (bān) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span yàng, fēng, bān — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 样 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 样 yàngmanner; pattern; way; appearance; shapeUseful words: 一样, 怎么样
- 风 fēngwind; news; style; custom; mannerUseful words: 一路顺风, 风险
- 般 bānsort; kind; class; way; mannerUseful words: 一般, 一般来说
Common words for these 3 "manner" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 样 (yàng) — so "manner" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
一样yī yàngsame; like; equal to; the same as怎么样zěn me yànghow?; how about?; how was it?; how are things?这样zhè yàngthis way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of一路顺风yī lù shùn fēngto have a pleasant journey (idiom)风险fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard风格fēng géstyle一般yī bānsame; ordinary; so-so; common一般来说yī bān lái shuōgenerally speaking这般zhè bānlike this; this way
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "manner".
风 fēng — wind; news; style; custom; manner
今天风很大，记得多穿衣服。Jīn tiān fēng hěn dà, jì de duō chuān yī fu.It is windy today; remember to wear more clothes.
Common words: 一路顺风 (yī lù shùn fēng)、风险 (fēng xiǎn)、风格 (fēng gé)
般 bān — sort; kind; class; way; manner
时间像流水一般过得飞快。Shí jiān xiàng liú shuǐ yì bān guò de fēi kuài.Time passes as quickly as flowing water.
Common words: 一般 (yī bān)、一般来说 (yī bān lái shuō)、这般 (zhè bān)
All 3 characters
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