阪

bǎn

b+ǎn·3rd tone

slope · hillside

Radical: 阝 Strokes: 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

阳阿阴隐陈陵都院部附险降

Same radical

阳阿阴隐陈陵都院部附险降邪郁随

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Stroke Order · 6 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

阪=阝+反

Etymology

hill

Meanings

slope

hillside

bǎn

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Words with 阪 27 total

Osaka, city in Japan大阪Dà bǎn Osaka Prefecture, Japan大阪府Dà bǎn Fǔ okonomiyaki (Japanese savory pancake) in the Kansai or Osaka 大阪 style大阪烧dà bǎn shāo (Tw) Matsusaka pork – premium cut of pork, usually from the neck or jowl, noted for its fine marbling and tenderness, named by analogy with Japan's famous Matsusaka beef, not by origin松阪猪sōng bǎn zhū

Idioms with 阪 4 total Chain

lit. a steep slope and a salt cart (idiom) · fig. a talented person who is old and unable to bear heavy responsibilities; a metaphor for a capable person being overburdened in old age峻阪盐车jùn bǎn yún chē

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