坂 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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bǎn

variant of 阪[bǎn]

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

Components

土 Meaning component

tǔ

earth

反 Sound component

fǎn

reverse

Evolution

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

bǎn

variant of 阪[bǎn]

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[WūlǔmùqíShì], Xinjiang
	达坂城区	Dabancheng district of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市\|乌鲁木齐市[WūlǔmùqíShì], Xinjiang
	坂井	Sakai (Japanese surname and place name)
	坂本	Sakamoto (Japanese surname)