bàn
petal
Original meaning:
melon seeds
Phonosemantic compound. 瓜 represents the meaning and 辡 represents the sound. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
bàn
petal; segment; valves; clove (of garlic); piece; section; fragment; valve; lamella; classifier for pieces, segments etc
Most common words with 瓣
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
petal | ||
petal | ||
Douban, PRC social networking website | ||
valve (biological) | ||
mitral valve (physiology) |
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