班
班 (bān) means “class; team; shift”. It’s an HSK 1 character in the “Food & Objects” group. In the app it comes with a memory story so the sound, tone and meaning stick in one exposure.
How to remember 班
Every Hanzi Master story is built from the sound. For bān, the opening sound casts who is in the scene, the ending picks where it happens, and the 1st tone (high, flat) places it in one of five rooms. 王 (king; jade radical) and 刂 (knife) and 王 (king; jade radical) walk on as the props, and the action lands on the meaning: class; team; shift.
The finished scene for 班 is one vivid sentence. Picture it once and bān stays with you.
Unlock the story free in the appStroke order for 班
Components of 班
- 王king; jade radical
- 刂knife
- 王king; jade radical
Words with 班
- 上班shàng bānto go to work
- 下班xià bānto get off work
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