盆 (pén)

basin; pot; tub

How 盆 is written

Strokes
9
Radical
八 — eight/divide
Traditional
盆
Simplified
盆 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 盆

聚寶盆 jùbǎopén
treasure bowl (mythology); fig. source of wealth; cornucopia
傾盆 qīngpén
a downpour; rain bucketing down
浴盆 yùpén
bathtub
火盆 huǒpén
brazier; fire pan; hibachi
盆地 péndì
basin (low-lying geographical feature); depression
盆景 pénjǐng
bonsai; landscape in a pot
盆栽 pénzāi
growing plants in pots; Japanese: bonsai
盆花 pénhuā
flower pot
臉盆 liǎnpén
washbowl; basin for washing hands and face; CL:個|个[ge4]
花盆 huāpén
flower pot
骨盆 gǔpén
pelvis
便盆 biànpén
bed pan

盆 in a sentence

我買了一盆盆栽放在陽台。

Wǒ mǎi le yìpén pénzāi fàng zài yángtái.

“I bought a potted plant to put on the balcony.”

How common is 盆?

盆 is the 2,031st most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 97.3% of all running text.

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