扮
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bàn · costume, disguise

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #6738
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7Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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扌Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 扮

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Example sentences

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Wèi le tā de zhòng yào yuē huì, tā jīng xīn dǎbàn le yí xià.为了她的重要约会,她精心打扮了一下。

She got all dolled up for her big date.

Source: Tatoeba #817341 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dà zì rán zài wǒ men de shēng huó zhōng bàn yǎn zhuózhòng yào de juésè.大自然在我们的生活中扮演着重要的角色。

Nature plays an important role in our life.

Source: Tatoeba #1735628 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā dǎbàn dé xiàng nǚ rén yí yàng.他打扮得像女人一樣。

He disguised himself as a woman.

Source: Tatoeba #4635781 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ búzàihu bié rén zěn mó kàn wǒ de dǎbàn.我不在乎別人怎麼看我的打扮。

I don't care what people think about the way I dress.

Source: Tatoeba #506877 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài wǎn fàn qián bǎ zì jǐ shū xǐ dǎbàn le yí xià.她在晚飯前把自己梳洗打扮了一下。

She freshened herself up before supper.

Source: Tatoeba #818968 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā dǎbàn dé yāo lǐ yāo qì, yí fù shǎ yàng!她打扮得妖里妖气,一副傻样!

She dresses so outrageously; it looks completely ridiculous!

Source: Tatoeba #420914 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 扮 in context

  1. Say bàn, then recall the core meaning: costume, disguise.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 打扮 (dǎ ban), meaning “to decorate”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 扮 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.