泮

Information about character(s)

Radical: 水
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 8

Pronunciation

Pinyin: pàn
Cantonese: pun3
JapaneseKun: WAKATSU
JapaneseOn: HAN
Korean: PAN
Vietnamese: bợn

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: Zhou dynasty school; disperse; fall apart

CE-Dict: melt

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.(in ancient China) an institution of higher learning
2.to dissolve; to melt

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《水部》泮諸矦鄉射之宮，西南為水，東北為牆。从水从半，半亦聲。

康熙字典文字版 【巳集上】【水字部】泮
〔古文〕沜【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤普半切，音判。【說文】諸侯鄕射之宮，西南爲水，東北爲牆。【詩·魯頌】思樂泮水。【箋】泮之言半也。半水者，蓋東西門以南通水，北無也。【禮·王制】作頖宮。　又【通典】兗州泗水縣有泮水。　又散也。【詩·邶風】迨冰未泮。　又與判同。【史記·陸賈傳】自天地剖泮，未始有也。　又與畔通。【詩·衞風】隰則有泮。【傳】泮，坡也。【箋】泮，讀爲畔。

Han-De-Dict: auftauen, tauen, schmelzen [ hist ] (u.E.) (V)/auseinander fallen [ hist ] (u.E.) (V)/Pan (u.E.) (Eig, Fam)