盼
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pàn · to look, to gaze

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #6757
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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

目Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 盼

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Example sentences

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Lǎo shī hé xué shēng yí yàng pàn wàng jiàqī.老师和学生一样盼望假期。

Not only the student but their teacher is looking forward to holiday.

Source: Tatoeba #1946772 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ qī pàn zhù xià zhōu jiàn dào nǐ.我期盼著下週見到你。

I'm looking forward to seeing you next week.

Source: Tatoeba #6057843 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jīn zhēn zǐ dāng shí néng zuò de jiù shì zhé zhǐ hè bìng qī pàn qí jì.今祯子当时能做的就是折纸鹤并期盼奇迹。

All Sadako could do now was to make paper cranes and hope for a miracle.

Source: Tatoeba #5670802 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bié qī pàn qí jì.別期盼奇跡。

Don't expect miracles.

Source: Tatoeba #6635898 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zuǒ gù yòu pàn.她左顧右盼。

She looked all around.

Source: Tatoeba #348451 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ràng wǒ mén qí pàn tā huì lái.讓我們祈盼她會來。

Let's hope she comes.

Source: Tatoeba #816789 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 盼 in context

  1. Say pàn, then recall the core meaning: to look, to gaze.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 盼望 (pàn wàng), meaning “to hope for”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 盼 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.