懂中文 Dong Chinese

坂

bǎn

variant of 阪[bǎn]

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 反 represents the sound. Simplified form of 岅.

Components
土 meaning component

土  Meaning component

tǔ

  

earth

反 sound component

反  Sound component

fǎn

  

reverse

Evolution

坂 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
坂 Bronze script Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Bronze script

Early Warring States (~400 BC)
坂 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
坂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

坂  

bǎn

variant of 阪[bǎn]

坂 (阪) 

bǎn

hillside farmland; slope

Most common words with 坂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

坂

slope

达坂城

Dabancheng district of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wū​lǔ​mù​qí​Shì], Xinjiang

达坂城区

Dabancheng district of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wū​lǔ​mù​qí​Shì], Xinjiang

坂井

Sakai (Japanese surname and place name)

坂本

Sakamoto (Japanese surname)