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Character Decomposition
盆=分+皿
Etymology
dish
Meanings
basin
flower pot
unit of volume equal to 12 斗 dǒu and 8 升 shēng, approx 128 liters
CL: gè
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Words with 盆 140 total
Idioms with 盆 9 total Chain
lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head · fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations · one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties戴盆望天dài pén wàng tiāndrumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi grieving for his lost wife) · fig. grief for a lost wife鼓盆之戚gǔ pén zhī qī(idiom) a downpour; rain bucketing down倾盆大雨qīng pén dà yǔbloody mouth wide open like a sacrificial bowl (idiom); ferocious mouth of beast of prey · fig. greedy exploiter · rapacious aggressor血盆大口xuè pén dà kǒu