How to write 半
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Meaning of 半
Pinyin
bàn
Radical
十
Strokes
5
Definition
half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half / half
Usage
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半 [bàn]
形
本义: 一半，二分之一
1. 二分之一: half; a portion.
例: 半圆 (half a circle); 半百 (fifty, often referring to age).
2. 不完全的: partly; incomplete.
例: 多半 (mostly); 半岛 (peninsula); 半透明 (translucent); 半脱产 (part-time).
3. 在中间: in the middle; halfway.
例: 半空 (mid-air); 半路上 (on the way); 半夜 (midnight).
4. 喻很少: very little.
例: 一星半点 (a little bit).
引:
1. 《说文》: 半，物中分也。
2. 《汉书·高帝纪上》: 今汉有天下太半。
3. 《汉书·项籍传》: 士卒食半。
4. 诸葛亮《出师表》: 先帝创业未半而中道崩殂。
5. 唐·白居易《卖炭翁》: 半匹红绡一丈绫。
6. 《聊斋志异·狼三则》: 身已半入，只露尻尾。
例:
- 太半 (two-thirds); 半日 (half a day); 半工 (part-time work); 半升 (half a liter).
- 半山腰 (halfway up the mountain); 半大 (somewhat big); 半路 (halfway); 半道 (on the way); 半截腰 (midway).
- 半自动 (semi-automatic); 半老头 (somewhat old); 半工半读 (part work, part study); 半半拉拉 (half-hearted); 半死 (half-dead); 半信半疑 (half-believing, half-doubting); 一知半解 (a little knowledge).
- 一星半点 (very little); 半歇 (a short break); 半星儿 (a tiny bit); 半丝麻线 (a slight personal benefit).
half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine
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Input Method for 半
Pinyin
ban4
Wubi
ufk|ugk
Cangjie
fq
Zhengma
ub
Four Corner
90500
Unicode
U+534a
Stroke Number Category
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