般

bān

sort, manner, kind, category

How to write 般, stroke by stroke

sort; kind; class; way; manner; used in 般若; see 般乐

Ideographic: Using a tool 殳 to sort items on a tray 舟

Made of 舟 + 殳

一般yī bānsame; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general
这般zhè bānlike this; this way
般配bān pèito be well matched; to suit
一般般yī bān bānnot particularly good; so-so
一般来说yī bān lái shuōgenerally speaking
百般bǎi bānin hundred and one ways; in every possible way; by every means
一般人yī bān rénaverage person
一般性yī bān xìnggeneral; generality
全般quán bānentire
般乐pán lèto play; to amuse oneself
般若bō rě(Buddhism) wisdom; insight into the true nature of reality (from Sanskrit prajñā)
般游pán yóuto amuse oneself

一般来说，狼不会攻击人。
yì bān lái shuō ， láng bú huì gōng jī rén 。
Wolves won't usually attack people.
他孩子般的笑很迷人。
tā hái zi bān de xiào hěn mí rén 。
His childlike laugh is charming.
男人的脸像小孩般红了起来。
nán rén de liǎn xiàng xiǎo hái bān hóng le qǐ lái 。
The man blushed like a boy.
我拒绝被像一个孩子般对待。
wǒ jù jué bèi xiàng yí gè hái zi bān duì dài 。
I refuse to be treated like a child.
如水流过鸭背般毫无反应。
rú shuǐ liú guò yā bèi bān háo wú fǎn yìng 。
Like water off a duck's back.