扮 bàn

to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression)

HSK 57 strokes

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扮 · 7 strokes

7 strokes

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Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌分

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 分 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

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dǎ banto decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn

bàn yǎnto play the role of

zhuāng bànto decorate; to adorn; to dress up

jiǎ bànto impersonate; to act the part of sb

zhuāng bànvariant of 装扮

bàn xiàngstage costume

qiáo zhuāng dǎ bànto dress up in disguise (idiom)

nán bàn nǚ zhuāng(of a man) to dress as a woman (idiom)

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