반

반 U+BC18, 반 HANGUL SYLLABLE BAN Composition: ㅂ + ㅏ + ㄴ Dubeolsik input: q-k-s ← 밗 [U+BC17] Hangul Syllables 밙 → [U+BC19]

Korean

Etymology 1

바박밖밗반밙밚 받발밝밞밟밠밡 밢밣밤밥밦밧밨 방밪밫밬밭밮밯
미 ←	→ 배

Syllable

반 • (ban)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅂ, ㅏ, and ㄴ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[pa̠n]
• Phonetic Hangul[반]

Revised Romanization? ban Revised Romanization (translit.)? ban McCune–Reischauer? pan Yale Romanization? pan

Etymology 2

Noun

반 • (ban)

1. half (hanja: 半).
2. a group of class or of working unit (班).
3. the smallest unit of a neighborhood in South Korea.

Readings

• 反 anti-, opposing, opposite
• 半 half
• 般 sort
• 班 class, group, party
• 伴 companion
• 盤 board, tub, platter, rock
• 返 return, back, time
• 搬 carry
• 潘 rice water
• 飯 rice, meal
• 叛 betray
• 斑 spots
• 畔 shore, bank
• 攀 twist, pull
• 礬 alum
• 泮 thaw
• 蟠 coil
• 磻 Chinese river's name (cf. 磻渓)
• 槃 tub
• 頒 divide
• 絆 rein
• 瘢 scar
• 盼 look, gaze, expect, hope
• 磐 rock