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搬

to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,123 U+642C

How 搬 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 般 (phonetic, bān)

components: 扌 般

How to remember it

relocate · Heisig RSH #1398

fingers + 般 sort

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 般

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 般 (bān) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
般 sound component bān sort, manner, kind, class
盘 pán tray, plate, dish; to examine
磐 pán boulder, large rock; firm, stable
槃 pán tray; to rotate, to turn; to search
瘢 bān scar, mole

Words containing 搬

WordPinyinMeaning
行李搬运工 xíng lǐ bān yùn gōng baggage handler
搬起石头砸自己的脚 bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's…
搬石头砸自己的脚 bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo to move a stone and stub one's toe; to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
搬运工 bān yùn gōng porter
搬出去 bān chū qù to move out (vacate); to shift sth out
搬弄是非 bān nòng shì fēi to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people; to tell tales; to make mischie…
搬家 bān jiā to move house; to relocate; to remove (sth)
搬动 bān dòng to move (sth) around; to move house
搬口 bān kǒu to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension; to blab; to tell tales
搬用 bān yòng to apply mechanically; to copy and use
搬场 bān chǎng to move (house); to relocate; removal
搬运 bān yùn to transport; to carry; (coll.) to repost (content, esp. from another platform)
搬走 bān zǒu to carry
搬指 bān zhǐ variant of 扳指[ban1 zhi3]
搬兵 bān bīng to call for reinforcements; to bring in troops
照搬 zhào bān to copy; to imitate
搬迁户 bān qiān hù person or household that has to be relocated (to make way for a construction project etc)
搬移 bān yí to move (house); to relocate; removals
搬弄 bān nòng to fiddle with; to play and move sth about; to show off (what one can do); to parade (one'…
搬唇递舌 bān chún dì shé to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension; to blab; to tell tales