十
Primary radical
十 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 半.
CHINESE CHARACTER
半 (bàn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order
bàn
half; semi-, incompleteHSK 15 strokes
LEARNING CONNECTIONS
丷 · 牛
Visible components
半 is decomposed as ⿻丷牛.
STROKES · 5
PRACTISE WRITING →Write 半 in 5 steps.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT
Vocabulary with 半
HSK 1 · half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
HSK 1 · half
HSK 3 · half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair
HSK 5 · midnight; in the middle of the night
HSK 7-9 · half the sky; women of the new society; womenfolk
HSK 7-9 · peninsula
Examples using 半
开了半小时，车就坏了。
Kāi le bàn xiǎo shí， chē jiù huài le。The car broke down after half an hour's driving.
别留着一半工作没干。
Bié liú zhe yí bàn gōng zuò méi gān。Don't leave your work half finished.
三更半夜不睡觉，你在干嘛呢？
Sān gēng bàn yè bú shuì jiào， nǐ zài gān ma ne？It's the middle of the night. Why aren't you asleep?
FAQ
What does 半 (bàn) mean in Chinese?
half; semi-, incomplete
How do you write 半 in stroke order?
半 has 5 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
What is the radical of 半?
十 is the radical in 半. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
What are common words with 半?
半 (bàn): half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half; 一半 (yíbàn): half; 半天 (bàntiān): half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair.