拌

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to mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad)

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 meaning “hand” + 半 sound ( bàn )

Components 扌半

blend · Heisig RSH #2247

fingers + 半 half

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
拌嘴斗舌	bàn zuǐ dòu shé	to quarrel
杂拌儿	zá bàn r	erhua variant of 雜拌\|杂拌[za2 ban4]
凉拌面	liáng bàn miàn	cold noodles in sauce
拌面	bàn miàn	noodles served with soy sauce, sesame butter etc
拌和	bàn huò	to mix and stir; to blend
拌嘴	bàn zuǐ	to bicker; to squabble; to quarrel
拌种	bàn zhǒng	seed dressing
拌饭	bàn fàn	bibimbap (Korean cuisine)
杂拌	zá bàn	assortment of preserved fruits; (fig.) hodgepodge
搅拌机	jiǎo bàn jī	blender; food mixer
凉拌	liáng bàn	to dress cold food with sauce; (slang) there's not much you can do about it (wordplay usin…
拌炒	bàn chǎo	to stir-fry
拌蒜	bàn suàn	to stagger (walk unsteadily)
搅拌	jiǎo bàn	to stir; to agitate

Characters sharing the sound component 半 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
半 sound part	bàn	half; semi-, incomplete
判	pàn	to judge; to discriminate; to conclude
伴	bàn	companion, comrade, partner; to accompany
胖	pàng	fat, plump, obese; a fat person
叛	pàn	rebel; rebellion; rebellious
绊	bàn	a loop of thread; shackles, fetters; to stumble, to trip
衅	xìn	to quarrel, to dispute; a blood sacrifice
泮	pàn	Zhou dynasty school; to disperse, to fall apart
袢	pàn	robe