瓣
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bàn · petal

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19Total strokes

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Left-middle-rightCharacter structure

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瓜Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 瓣

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bànWords pronounced bàn
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Example sentences

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Huā bàn fú zài shuǐ miàn shàng.花瓣浮在水面上。

The petals are floating on the water.

Source: Tatoeba #760833 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǔ tái shàng sā le huā bàn.舞台上撒了花瓣。

The stage was sprinkled with flower petals.

Source: Tatoeba #3100669 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài qíng rén jié, wǒ yòng méi guī huā bàn pīn chū le wǒ de lìng yí bàn de míng zì.在情人节,我用玫瑰花瓣拼出了我的另一半的名字。

For Valentine's day, I used rose petals to spell out my sweetheart's name.

Source: Tatoeba #690703 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yù gāng lǐ mǎn shì rè shuǐ hé huā bàn.浴缸裡滿是熱水和花瓣。

The bathtub was filled with hot water and flower petals.

Source: Tatoeba #6135018 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài cài lǐ fàng le sān bàn dà suàn.他在菜裏放了三瓣大蒜。

He put three slices of garlic in the vegetables.

Source: Tatoeba #6314508 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā gěi le wǒ shí èr bàn dà suàn.他給了我十二瓣大蒜。

He gave me 12 cloves of garlic.

Source: Tatoeba #6314496 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 瓣 in context

  1. Say bàn, then recall the core meaning: petal.
  2. Write all 19 strokes while keeping the left-middle-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 花瓣 (huā bàn), meaning “petal”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 瓣 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.