What does 扮 mean in Chinese?

扮 (bàn) means "to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression)" in Chinese. The new HSK exam tests it at HSK 7-9.

How do you pronounce 扮?

扮 is pronounced "bàn" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 扮?

扮 is an HSK 7-9 word on the new HSK exam syllabus.

What words contain the character 扮?

Common words with 扮 include 打扮 (to decorate), 扮演 (to play the role of), 假扮 (to impersonate), 妆扮 (variant of 裝扮|装扮[zhuang1 ban4]), 扮相 (stage costume).

How do you write 扮?

You can practice writing 扮 using our stroke order tool.

扮 (bàn), to disguise oneself as

扮

bàn

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

HSK 7-9 New to HSKverb

Character Breakdown

Radical: 手 (no. 64)

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 扮

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
打扮	dǎ ban	to decorate	HSK 5
扮演	bàn yǎn	to play the role of	HSK 6
假扮	jiǎ bàn	to impersonate
妆扮	zhuāng bàn	variant of 裝扮\|装扮[zhuang1 ban4]
扮相

Related Words

假扮(jiǎ bàn)· to impersonate

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伪装(wěi zhuāng)· to pretend to be (asleep etc)

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化装(huà zhuāng)· (of actors) to make up

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乔装(qiáo zhuāng)· to pretend

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HSK levels

New HSK exam: HSK 7-9
HSK 2.0: Not listed
HSK Lord study list: HSK 7 list

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New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.

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