Chinese words starting with “pan”
15 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable pan. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 1 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial p · final an · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 3
- 2nd tone 4
- 4th tone 8
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 判断pàn duànHSK 3
to judge; to determine; judgment
All 15 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 盘 | pán | qv,g,v | plate; dish; tray; board; hard drive (computing); to build; to coil; to check; to examine; to transfer (property); to make over; classifier for food: dish, helping; to coil; classifier for coils of wire; classifier for games of chess | |
| 2 | 判 | pàn | v | to judge; to sentence; to discriminate; to discern; clearly distinguishable | |
| 3 | 判决 | pàn jué | vn,v | judgment (by a court of law); to pass judgment on; to sentence | |
| 4 | 盼 | pàn | v | to hope for; to long for; to expect | |
| 5 | 判处 | pàn chǔ | v | to sentence; to condemn | |
| 6 | 盘子 | pán zi | n | tray; plate; dish | |
| 7 | 攀 | pān | v | to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate; to claim connections of higher status | |
| 8 | 盼望 | pàn wàng | v | to hope for; to look forward to | |
| 9 | 判定 | pàn dìng | v,vn | to judge; to decide; judgment; determination | |
| 10 | 叛逆 | pàn nì | n,vn | to rebel; to revolt; a rebel | |
| 11 | 盘旋 | pán xuán | v | to spiral; to circle; to go around; to hover; to orbit | |
| 12 | 攀升 | pān shēng | v | to clamber up; (of prices etc) to rise | |
| 13 | 攀登 | pān dēng | v,vn | to climb; to pull oneself up; to clamber; to scale; fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger | |
| 14 | 畔 | pàn | g | (bound form) side; edge; boundary | |
| 15 | 盘算 | pán suàn | v | to plot; to scheme; to calculate |
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