板
板
bǎn
board; plank; plate; shutter
classifierverb
Character Breakdown
Radical: 木 (no. 75)
View stroke order →Definitions
- (classifier, verb) board
- plank
- plate
- shutter
- table tennis bat
- clappers (music)
- accented beat in Chinese music
- hard
- stiff
- to stop smiling or look serious
Classifier: 块 (kuài)
Example Sentences
黑板上写着几个字。
Hēibǎn shàng xiě zhe jǐ gè zì
There are a few characters on the blackboard
Words Containing 板
Related Words
拍(pāi)· to pat
→一板一眼(yī bǎn yī yǎn)· lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
→一板三眼(yī bǎn sān yǎn)· lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
→三弦(sān xián)· sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra
→Grammar Notes
HSK levels
- New HSK exam
- Not tested
- HSK 2.0
- Not listed
- HSK Lord study list
- HSK 3 list
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.
Not on the new exam
板 is not on the new HSK syllabus. Build the words the exam does test.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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