bàn

loop

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
纟 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

is a component form of .

半 sound component

  Sound component

bàn

  

half

Evolution

绊 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
绊 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
绊 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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bàn

loop, catch; fetter, shackle; to trip; to stumble; to hinder

Most common words with 绊
Freq.
Word
Meaning

绊倒

to trip

to trip

羁绊

trammels

绊脚石

obstacle

牵绊

to bind