办
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to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event); to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise); (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect); (bound form) office (as in 招辦|招办[zhao1 ban4], admissions office) (abbr. for 辦公室|办公室[ban4 gong1 shi4])
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Dict coverage rank #689 U+529E
How 办 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
力 (semantic, “strength”) + 八 (phonetic, bā)
How to remember it
manage · Heisig RSH #743
muscle + a drop of — as a component also called: sweat
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 八
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 八 (bā) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 八 sound component | bā | eight; all around, all sides |
| 扒 | bā | to scratch, to dig up; to crouch, to crawl |
| 叭 | bā | trumpet |
| 趴 | pā | prone, lying down, leaning over |
Words containing 办
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 办公自动化 | bàn gōng zì dòng huà | office automation |
| 公事公办 | gōng shì gōng bàn | to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom) |
| 一手包办 | yī shǒu bāo bàn | to take care of a matter all by oneself; to run the whole show |
| 主办国 | zhǔ bàn guó | host country |
| 有办法 | yǒu bàn fǎ | can find methods; resourceful; creative |
| 国新办 | Guó Xīn Bàn | State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China, abbr. for 國務院新聞辦公室|国务院… |
| 联合国难民事务高级专员办事处 | Lián hé guó Nán mín Shì wù Gāo jí Zhuān yuán Bàn shì chù | Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
| 无纸化办公 | wú zhǐ huà bàn gōng | paperless office |
| 办公时间 | bàn gōng shí jiān | office hours |
| 国台办 | Guó tái bàn | Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council (abbr. for 國務院台灣事務辦公室|国务院台湾事务办公室[Guo2 wu4 yuan4… |
| 国家汉办 | Guó jiā Hàn bàn | Office of Chinese Language Council International (known colloquially as "Hanban"), an orga… |
| 主办方 | zhǔ bàn fāng | organizer; host |
| 中联办 | Zhōng lián bàn | Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative … |
| 国务院新闻办公室 | Guó wù yuàn Xīn wén Bàn gōng shì | State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China |
| 嘴上无毛，办事不牢 | zuǐ shàng wú máo , bàn shì bù láo | see 嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢|嘴上没毛，办事不牢[zui3 shang4 mei2 mao2 , ban4 shi4 bu4 lao2] |
| 主办权 | zhǔ bàn quán | the right to host (an international meeting) |
| 国办 | Guó bàn | General Office of the State Council (abbr. for 國務院辦公廳|国务院办公厅[Guo2 wu4 yuan4 Ban4 gong1 tin… |
| 中办 | Zhōng bàn | General Office of the Central Committee of the CCP (abbr. for 中共中央辦公廳|中共中央办公厅[Zhong1 gong4… |
| 办学 | bàn xué | to run a school |
| 国务院台湾事务办公室 | Guó wù yuàn Tái wān Shì wù Bàn gōng shì | Taiwan Affairs Office |