5 strokes
5 画

shí

ten

  • num. half of the day
  • num. very few

bàn-shù
半数

half; half of

bàn-yè
半夜

n.

midnight; in the middle of the night; half of a night

bàn-jìng
半径

n.

radius

bàn-dǎo-tǐ
半导体

n.

semiconductor; transistor radio

bào-dǎo
半岛

n.

penisula

bàn-qiú
半球

n.

hemisphere

bàn-tú
半途

n.

halfway point

bàn-chéng-pǐn
半成品

n.

simi-finished product

bàn-bèi-zi
半辈子

n.

half a lifetime

bàn-tú-ér-fèi
半途而废
give up halfway

bàn-jīn-bā-liǎng
半斤八两
six of one and half a dozen of the other

bàn-sǐ-bù-huó
半死不活
lifeless

bàn-lù-chū-jiā
半路出家
have a complete career change

Usage 用法

half

Sān-bǎi de yí-bàn shì yì-bǎi-wǔ-shí.
三百的一半是一百五十。
Half of three hundred is one hundred fifty.

very few

Tā bàn máo qián dōu méi juān-xiàn.
他半毛钱都没捐献。
He couldn’t donate anything.