搬
to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,123 U+642C
How 搬 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 般 (phonetic, bān)
How to remember it
relocate · Heisig RSH #1398
fingers + 般 sort
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 般
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 般 (bān) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 般 sound component | bān | sort, manner, kind, class |
| 盘 | pán | tray, plate, dish; to examine |
| 磐 | pán | boulder, large rock; firm, stable |
| 槃 | pán | tray; to rotate, to turn; to search |
| 瘢 | bān | scar, mole |
Words containing 搬
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 行李搬运工 | xíng lǐ bān yùn gōng | baggage handler |
| 搬起石头砸自己的脚 | bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo | to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's… |
| 搬石头砸自己的脚 | bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo | to move a stone and stub one's toe; to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom) |
| 搬运工 | bān yùn gōng | porter |
| 搬出去 | bān chū qù | to move out (vacate); to shift sth out |
| 搬弄是非 | bān nòng shì fēi | to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people; to tell tales; to make mischie… |
| 搬家 | bān jiā | to move house; to relocate; to remove (sth) |
| 搬动 | bān dòng | to move (sth) around; to move house |
| 搬口 | bān kǒu | to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension; to blab; to tell tales |
| 搬用 | bān yòng | to apply mechanically; to copy and use |
| 搬场 | bān chǎng | to move (house); to relocate; removal |
| 搬运 | bān yùn | to transport; to carry; (coll.) to repost (content, esp. from another platform) |
| 搬走 | bān zǒu | to carry |
| 搬指 | bān zhǐ | variant of 扳指[ban1 zhi3] |
| 搬兵 | bān bīng | to call for reinforcements; to bring in troops |
| 照搬 | zhào bān | to copy; to imitate |
| 搬迁户 | bān qiān hù | person or household that has to be relocated (to make way for a construction project etc) |
| 搬移 | bān yí | to move (house); to relocate; removals |
| 搬弄 | bān nòng | to fiddle with; to play and move sth about; to show off (what one can do); to parade (one'… |
| 搬唇递舌 | bān chún dì shé | to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension; to blab; to tell tales |