Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

搬: conveyor, carry

Also: transport

JLPT N113 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

扌 carries the meaning · 般 gives the sound

13 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

ハンhan · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 運搬うんぱんtransport; transportation; conveyance
  • 搬入はんにゅうcarrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork…
  • 搬送はんそうtransportation; conveyance; delivery
  • 搬出はんしゅつcarrying out (esp. heavy objects, artwork…

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

成り立ち

Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Imagine a hand reaching out from the left to grab, hold, or shape the world! When you see these three strokes, think of a hand in motion.”
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
搬 conveyor · 扌
vs盤 tray · 皿
搬 has 扌 where 盤 has 皿.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · bān

Same form: 搬 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
搬 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
搬 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin bān most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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