搬
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to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately
- HSK 3.0
- Level 3
- Old HSK
- Level 3
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 手 +10
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 搬
- Common rank
- #2,123
- Unicode
- U+642C
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
relocate · Heisig RSH #1398
fingers + 般 sort
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 搬
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 行李搬运工 | baggage handler | |
| 搬起石头砸自己的脚 | to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's… | |
| 搬石头砸自己的脚 | to move a stone and stub one's toe; to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom) | |
| 搬运工 | porter | |
| 搬出去 | to move out (vacate); to shift sth out | |
| 搬弄是非 | to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people; to tell tales; to make mischie… | |
| 搬家 | to move house; to relocate; to remove (sth) | |
| 搬动 | to move (sth) around; to move house | |
| 搬口 | to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension; to blab; to tell tales | |
| 搬用 | to apply mechanically; to copy and use | |
| 搬场 | to move (house); to relocate; removal | |
| 搬运 | to transport; to carry; (coll.) to repost (content, esp. from another platform) | |
| 搬走 | to carry | |
| 搬指 | variant of 扳指[ban1 zhi3] | |
| 搬兵 | to call for reinforcements; to bring in troops | |
| 照搬 | to copy; to imitate | |
| 搬迁户 | person or household that has to be relocated (to make way for a construction project etc) | |
| 搬移 | to move (house); to relocate; removals | |
| 搬弄 | to fiddle with; to play and move sth about; to show off (what one can do); to parade (one'… | |
| 搬唇递舌 | to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension; to blab; to tell tales |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 般 — compare how they read.