班
班
“class”
Radical: 王
Strokes: 10
Level: HSK 3
How 班 is built — left · middle · right
王
King / jade · wáng
A king wearing three horizontal crowns. As 王 it also represents jade: 珠 pearl, 球 ball.
刂
Knife radical (刂) · lì dāo páng
The knife radical on the right side: 到, 别, 刻.
王
King / jade · wáng
A king wearing three horizontal crowns. As 王 it also represents jade: 珠 pearl, 球 ball.
Origin
Cutting 刂 a piece of jade 王 in two, symbolizing two classes
Words with 班
上班 shàngbān — to go to work
航班 háng bān — scheduled flight
加班 jiā bān — to work overtime
班主任 bān zhǔ rèn — a teacher in charge of a class
值班 zhí bān — to work a shift
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