判
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pàn · to judge

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #3453
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7Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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刂Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 判

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pànWords pronounced pàn
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Example sentences

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Wǒ wú fǎ pàn duàn tā de huà shì zhēn shì jiǎ.我无法判断他的话是真是假。

I've no way of telling whether or not what he says is true.

Source: Tatoeba #792598 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài tā de cái pàn xià, zhēnxiàng zhōng wū dà bái.在他的裁判下,真相終於大白。

The truth finally came out at his trial.

Source: Tatoeba #340146 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tán pàn zhōng zhǐ le.谈判中止了。

The negotiation is off.

Source: Tatoeba #336100 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Pàn jué duì tā bú lì.判决对他不利。

The judgement went against him.

Source: Tatoeba #1948455 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men yīnggāi gēn jù tā de zuòwéi lái píng pàn tā.我们应该根据他的作为来评判他。

We should judge him according to his actions.

Source: Tatoeba #802918 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Duì nǐ lái shuō, wǒ men kě bu kě yǐ píng pàn bié rén de zōng jiào?对你来说,我们可不可以评判别人的宗教?

In your view, can we judge other people's religion or not?

Source: Tatoeba #803372 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 判 in context

  1. Say pàn, then recall the core meaning: to judge.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 判断 (pàn duàn), meaning “to judge”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 判 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.