盆
basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters; CL:個|个[ge4]
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,302 U+76C6
How 盆 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
皿 (semantic, “dish”) + 分 (phonetic, fēn)
How to remember it
basin · Heisig RSH #2495
分 part + dish
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 分
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 分 (fēn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分 sound component | fēn | to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity |
| 粉 | fěn | powder, flour, cosmetic powder; plaster |
| 芬 | fēn | aroma, fragrance, perfume |
| 纷 | fēn | tangled, scattered; numerous, confused |
| 扮 | bàn | costume, disguise; to dress up |
| 盼 | pàn | to look, to gaze; to expect, to hope for |
| 酚 | fēn | carbolic acid; phenol |
| 汾 | fén | a river in Shanxi province |
| 忿 | fèn | anger, fury; exasperation |
| 吩 | fēn | to order, to command; to instruct |
| 氛 | fēn | air; atmosphere |
| 玢 | bīn | (archaic) a kind of jade, porphyrite |
| 棻 | fēn | sandalwood |
| 棼 | fén | rafters; disordered, confused |
| 邠 | bīn | a county in Shaanxi province |
| 鼢 | fén | a variety of mole |
| 坌 | bèn | dust; earth; river bank; to dig; to unite |
Words containing 盆
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 塔里木盆地 | Tǎ lǐ mù pén dì | Tarim Basin depression in southern Xinjiang |
| 费尔干纳盆地 | Fèi ěr gàn nà Pén dì | the Ferghana Valley in modern Uzbekistan |
| 四大盆地 | sì dà pén dì | four great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地… |
| 血盆大口 | xuè pén dà kǒu | bloody mouth wide open like a sacrificial bowl (idiom); ferocious mouth of beast of prey; … |
| 二连盆地 | Èr lián Pén dì | Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia |
| 金盆洗手 | jīn pén xǐ shǒu | lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom); fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw |
| 四川盆地 | Sì chuān pén dì | Sichuan basin |
| 夜盆儿 | yè pén r | chamber pot |
| 柴达木盆地 | Chái dá mù pén dì | Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Ti… |
| 洗手盆 | xǐ shǒu pén | bathroom sink; wash basin |
| 盆子 | pén zi | basin |
| 水盆 | shuǐ pén | basin |
| 骨盆底 | gǔ pén dǐ | pelvic floor (anatomy) |
| 盆地 | pén dì | (geography) basin; depression |
| 盆花 | pén huā | potted flower |
| 花盆 | huā pén | flower pot |
| 火盆 | huǒ pén | brazier; fire pan; hibachi |
| 台盆 | tái pén | washbasin |
| 倾盆大雨 | qīng pén dà yǔ | (idiom) a downpour; rain bucketing down |
| 大雨倾盆 | dà yǔ qīng pén | see 傾盆大雨|倾盆大雨[qing1 pen2 da4 yu3] |