bǎn

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Source form: 板
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
board / plank / plate / shutter / table tennis bat / clappers (music) / CL:塊|块[kuài] / accented beat in Chinese music / hard / stiff / to stop smiling or look serious
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-9943494ebb202b0c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

板 板 [ban3] /board/plank/plate/shutter/table tennis bat/clappers (music)/CL:塊|块[kuai4]/accented beat in Chinese music/hard/stiff/to stop smiling or look serious/

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Source form: 闆 / 板
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
used in 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-305362c86e175b23. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

闆 板 [ban3] /used in 老闆|老板[lao3 ban3]/

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pàn

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Source form: 闆 / 板
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to catch sight of in a doorway (old)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3e11e8f8fe47d6e5. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

闆 板 [pan4] /to catch sight of in a doorway (old)/

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Other forms in these source records: 闆

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