HSK 5 · Objects

盆 pén “basin” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 盆 means

  1. basin
  2. flower pot

Measure word 个 gè · 一个盆 yí ge pén

How to say 盆

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale盆pén2nd tone, rising

盆 in a sentence

  1. 花盆碎了。

    Huāpén suì le.

    The flower pot is broken.

    Sentence #13549680 from Tatoeba

  2. 花盆里有一朵红玫瑰。

    Huāpén lǐ yǒu yì duǒ hóng méiguī.

    There’s a red rose in the flowerpot.

    Sentence #14000019 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 他往他自己身上泼了一盆冷水。

    Tā wǎng tā zìjǐ shēnshang pō le yì pén lěngshuǐ.

    He poured a basin of cold water over himself.

    Sentence #846378 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 盆 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 盆 (pén) with each of its parts in a different colour
盆pénbasin
  • 分to divide · fēnSound part
  • 皿dish · mǐnMeaning part

皿 hints at the meaning (dish); 分 (fēn) hints at the sound. Compare it with pén.

How to write 盆

盆 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

盆 (pén) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 盆 (pén). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 盆

Words with 盆

盆地péndì · basin (geography)

More words: Objects & Materials

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FAQs

盆 (pén) means “basin” or “flower pot”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it pén: pén with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 盆 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one basin is 一个盆 (yí ge pén).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type pen with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 盆 from the suggestions. Typing pen into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
盆 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.