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伴 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Translingual
Stroke order
Han character
伴 (Kangxi radical 9, 人 +5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 人火手 (OFQ ), four-corner 29250 , composition ⿰亻 半 )
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 96 , character 23
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 475
Dae Jaweon: page 205, character 9
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 139, character 1
Unihan data for U+4F34
Chinese
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 伴
Transcribed ancient scripts
References :
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation ), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:
Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
Old Chinese
半
*paːns
絆
*paːns
靽
*paːns
姅
*paːns, *pʰaːns
拌
*pʰaːn, *baːnʔ
拚
*pʰaːn, *brons, *pʰaːn, *puns
坢
*pʰaːnʔ
判
*pʰaːns
泮
*pʰaːns
頖
*pʰaːns
胖
*pʰaːns
冸
*pʰaːns
牉
*pʰaːns
柈
*baːn
伴
*baːnʔ, *baːns
叛
*baːns
畔
*baːns
袢
*ban
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *baːnʔ, *baːns ) : semantic 亻 + phonetic 半 ( OC *paːns) .
Pronunciation 1
Mandarin
Cantonese
(Standard Cantonese , Guangzhou –Hong Kong ) +
Jyutping : bun6 , pun5 , bun6-2 , pun5-2
Yale : buhn, púhn, bún, pún
Cantonese Pinyin : bun6 , pun5 , bun6-2 , pun5-2
Guangdong Romanization : bun6 , pun5 , bun6-2 , pun5-2
Sinological IPA (key ) : /puːn²²/, /pʰuːn¹³/, /puːn²²⁻³⁵/, /pʰuːn¹³⁻³⁵/
Note : bun6-2/pun5-2 - partner, companion (standalone word).
Note :
phōaⁿ/phǒaⁿ/pōaⁿ - vernacular;
poān/phoǎn/phoān - literary.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
伴
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
bàn
Middle Chinese
‹ banX ›
Old Chinese
/*ˁanʔ/
English
comrade
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
伴
Reading #
1/2
No.
258
Phonetic component
半
Rime group
元
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
伴
Old Chinese
/*baːnʔ/
Definitions
伴
companion
to accompany
a surname
Compounds
Descendants
Others :
Tai Languages
Proto-Southwestern Tai
Thai: เพื่อน ( pʉ̂ʉan , “ companion, friend ” )
→ Khmer: ភឿន ( phɨən , “ companion, friend ” )
→ Northern Khmer: พฺืน ( “ companion, friend ” )
Lao: ເພື່ອນ ( phư̄an , “ companion, friend ” ) , ເພິ່ນ ( phœn , “ he, she, it, him, her ” )
Isan: เพื่อน ( “ companion, friend ” ) , เพิ่น ( “ he, she, it, him, her ” )
Northern Thai: ᨻᩮᩬᩥ᩵ᩁ ( “ companion, friend ” ) , ᨻᩮᩥ᩠᩵ᨶ ( “ he, she ” )
Shan: ပိူၼ်ႈ ( pōen )
Lü: ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ ( poen¹ , “ he, she, friend ” )
Tai Nüa: ᥙᥫᥢ ( poen )
Pronunciation 2
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
伴
Reading #
2/2
No.
262
Phonetic component
半
Rime group
元
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
叛
Old Chinese
/*baːns/
Definitions
伴
† Used in 伴奐 / 伴奂 (pànhuàn , “relaxed ; free ; unrestrained ”).
† Alternative form of 叛 ( pàn , “ to rebel ” )
References
Japanese
Shinjitai
伴
Kyūjitai
伴󠄁 伴 +󠄁
? (Adobe-Japan1 )
伴󠄃 伴 +󠄃
? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji
伴
(common “Jōyō” kanji )
consort
Readings
From Middle Chinese 伴 (MC banX ); compare Mandarin 伴 ( bàn ) :
From Middle Chinese 伴 (MC banH ); compare Mandarin 伴 ( pàn ) :
From native Japanese roots:
Compounds
Proper noun
伴( ばん ) • (Ban )
a surname
References
^ “伴 ”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia ) (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会 , 2015–2024
^ Haga, Gōtarō (1914 ) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary ] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō : Kōbunsha, →DOI , page 132 (paper), page 116 (digital)
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 伴 (MC banX ). Recorded as Middle Korean 반〯 ( pǎn ) (Yale : pan ) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회 ), 1527.
Hanja
Wikisource
伴 (eumhun 짝 반 ( jjak ban ) )
Hanja form? of 반 ( “ companion ” ) .
Compounds
References
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典 .
Vietnamese
Han character
伴 : Hán Việt readings: bạn
伴 : Nôm readings: bạn
chữ Hán form of bạn ( “ friend ” ) .
References