View source for 半

{{character info}}
==Translingual==
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===Alternative forms===
* In Korean {{w|hanja}}, the upper component of the character is written in the form of [[ハ#Translingual|ハ]].

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=24|rad=十|as=03|sn=5|four=90500|canj=FQ|ids=⿻丷𰀁(GHTJV),⿻八𰀁(K)}}

# {{mul-shuowen radical-def|18}}

====Derived characters====
* [[伴]], [[坢]], [[拌]], [[泮]], [[怑]], [[姅]], [[絆]], ([[绊]]), [[柈]], [[胖]], [[眫]], [[畔]], [[秚]], [[袢]], [[衅]], [[跘]], [[詊]], ([[𫟟]]), [[鉡]], [[靽]],
* [[判]], [[叛]]

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0156.070|dkj=02707|dj=0354.060|hdz=10046.010|uh=534A}}

==Chinese==

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|八|牛|t1=to divide|t2=cow|ls=ic}} – to cut a cow into two halves.

===Etymology 1===
{{zh-forms}}
From {{inh|zh|sit-pro|*par}}. Related to {{och-l|畔|bank between fields}}, which is an endopassive of {{och-l|半|half}}, ''lit.'' "be separated from".

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=bàn
|m-s=
|c=bun3
|ca=LL-Q9186-Luilui6666-半.wav
|c-dg=bun3
|c-t=bon1,bon1-4
|g=bon4
|h=pfs=pan;hrs=h:banˇ;gd=ban4
|j=ban3
|mb=bui̿ng
|md=buáng
|mn=ml,jj,tw:pòaⁿ/ml,jj,tw:poàn
|mn_note=pòaⁿ - vernacular; poàn - literary
|mn-t=buan3
|mn-l=bua3/buang7
|mn-l_note=bua3 - vernacular; buang7 - literary
|px=pt:bua4/xy:buaⁿ4/pt:buang4/xy:buong4
|px_note=bua4/buaⁿ4 - vernacular; buang4/buong4 - literary
|sp=bun3
|w=sh:5poe
|x=bonn4
|ma=y
|mc=y
|oc=y
|cat=n
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[half]]
#: {{zh-co|全國 人口 的 一半|half of the national population}}
#: {{zh-co|一 磅 半|1'''½''' pounds|C}}
#: {{zh-co|十點 半|10:30|C}}
# [[very]] [[little]]
# [[halfway]], [[partially]], [[semi-]]
#: {{zh-co|半 醉 半 醒|partially in a stupor, partially awake}} {{attention|zh|please check}}
# {{lb|zh|Hong Kong|informal|neologism}} [[half past]]
#: {{zh-co|九 半|half past nine|C}}

=====Usage notes=====
{{zh-l|半}} + classifier + noun indicate half of something, while number + classifier + {{zh-l|半}} + noun means "and a half".
: {{zh-x|半 塊 麵包|'''half''' a loaf of bread}}
: {{zh-x|兩 塊 半 麵包|two '''and a half''' loaves of bread}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|半衰期<t:half life>|半音階<t:chromatic scale>|半島<t:peninsula>|半唐番<t:"half Chinese" person>|一半|一名半職|一大半|一字半句|一官半職|一差半錯|一年半載|一時半刻|一時半霎|一班半點|一男半女|一知半解|一絲半氣|一絲半粟|一絲半絲|一言半句|一言半字|一言半語|一言半辭|一階半級|一階半職|一鱗半爪|一鱗半甲|三更半夜|上半|上半晌|下半夜|下半天|下半年|下半旗|下半晌|下半月|下半輩子|不成半器|中南半島|九龍半島|事倍功半|事半功倍|二半破子|二尺半|伊豆半島|兩句半|八兩半斤|利弊參半|前半晌|劉半農|力倍功半|功過參半|北半球|半三不四|半上落下|半世|半中腰|半些兒|半亞|半人半鬼|半仙|半仙戲|半低元音|半信不信|半信半疑|半個|半個人|半偏|半價|半價倍息|半元音|半分|半刻|半刻工夫|半包兒|半半拉拉|半半羅羅|半合元音|半合兒|半吊子|半吐半吞|半吐半露|半吞半吐|半圓|半圓規|半坡遺址|半垓|半塗而罷|半壁|半壁江山|半壁河山|半夏|半夜|半夜三更|半大不小|半大小子|半天|半子|半官方|半導體|半屏山|半山腰|半工半讀|半師之分|半弓|半影|半徑|半恰|半憨子|半成品|半截|半截入土|半截塔|半截漢子|半截門兒|半扎|半抄兒|半抖音|半折|半拆|半指|半掐|半推半就|半掩半開|半數|半斤八兩|半新|半新不舊|半日|半日片刻|半早|半明半暗|半星|半晌|半會|半月|半月刊|半月瓣|半朝鑾駕|半歇|半死|半死不活|半死半活|半母音|半流體|半灌木|半熟茶|半球|半球體|半瓶醋|半生|半生不熟|半生半熟|半痴不顛|半瘋兒|半癱兒|半百|半睡半醒|半票|半禮|半空|半空中|半空裡|半窄|半箭之功|半籃腳|半籌|半籌不納|半籌莫展|半米兒|半粒|半紀|半絲麻線|半綹|半老徐娘|半自動|半舊|半舌音|半舍|半菽|半菽不飽|半落不合|半薪|半彪子|半製品|半規|半規管|半語子|半豹|半路|半路出家|半蹲|半身|半身不遂|半輩子|半透明|半透明體|半途|半途而廢|半途自畫|半道兒|半邊|半邊天|半邊家庭|半邊蓮|半酣|半醉|半金屬|半鑑|半門子|半閉元音|半開元音|半開化|半開半掩|半開眼|半開門|半間不界|半零不落|半霎|半霎俄延|半青半黃|半面|半面之交|半面之舊|半音|半餉|半高元音|半鹹水湖|半點|半齒音|南半球|印度半島|參半|另一半|各半|土埋半截|多半|多半日|夜半|夜半三更|大半|大半天|大半年|大半拉|大半生|大半輩子|太半|套半車|好半天|寸絲半粟|對半|小半|居其大半|山東半島|巴丹半島|平半|強半|後半世|後半夜|後半天|後半晌|徐娘半老|得失相半|思過半|恆春半島|慢半拍|憂喜參半|打了半跪|折半|搜索半徑|晚半天兒|暴風半徑|更深半夜|月半|朝鮮半島|東半球|核半徑|毀譽參半|水半球|泰半|涼了半截|深更半夜|減半|片鱗半爪|疑信參半|矮了半截|破壞半徑|紙半張|老半天|西半球|西奈半島|赭衣半道|軟半|過半|過半數|遼東半島|降半旗|陸半球|雷州半島|頭半天|馬來半島|黑更半夜|半上聲|半角|cdo:半暝|半傳貰|半小菇}}

====Further reading====
* {{thcwd|1397}}

===Etymology 2===
{{zh-forms|alt=畫}}
{{rfe|zh}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|mn-t=uê5
|cat=n
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|Teochew}} [[half]]
#: {{zh-co|一半|tr=zêg8 '''uê5'''|'''half'''|MN-T}}

====Further reading====
* {{Template:R:nan-tws:Fielde Dictionary 1883|ûe|607}}

{{cat|cmn|Beginning Mandarin}}

==Japanese==
{{ja-kanji forms-IVS
|vs1=01
|vs2=03
|col-vs1=aj
|col-vs2=hdmj
|pic-vs1=U534a-kyu.svg
|ref={{R:Kanjipedia|0005726200}}
}}

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=2|rs=十03}}

# [[half]]

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=はん
|kanon=はん
|kun=なか-ば, わか-つ
|nanori=なか, なかば, なから
}}

====Compounds====
{{col|ja
|{{ja-r|半%妖|はん%よう}}
|{{ja-r|半%神|はん%しん}}: a [[demigod]]
|{{ja-r|折%半|せっ%ぱん}}
|{{ja-r|半%時%間|はん%じ%かん}}
|{{ja-r|半%数|はん%すう}}
|{{ja-r|半%月|はん%げつ}}, {{ja-r|半%月|はん%つき}}
|{{ja-r|半%年|はん%とし}}
|{{ja-r|半%田|はん%だ}}
|{{ja-r|半%分|はん%ぶん}}
|{{ja-r|半%島|はん%とう}}: a [[peninsula]]
|{{ja-r|四%半|し%はん}}: a [[quarter]]
}}

===Noun===
{{ja-noun|はん}}

# [[odd]] (especially of [[dice]])
#: Antonyms: {{ja-r|丁|ちょう|gloss=[[even]]}}

===Prefix===
{{ja-pos|prefix|はん}}

# [[half]], [[semi-]]
#: {{ja-usex|'''半'''年|'''はん'''とし|'''semi'''annual}}
#: {{ja-usex|'''半'''世%紀|'''はん'''せい%き|'''semi'''centennial}}

;Antonyms
* {{ja-r|複|ふく|gloss=[[double]]}}
* {{ja-r|全|ぜん|gloss=[[entire]]}}

===Suffix===
{{ja-pos|suffix|はん}}

# and a [[half]]
#: {{ja-usex|四%倍 '''半'''|よん%-ばい '''はん'''|four '''and a half''' times}}
#: {{ja-usex|二%十%二%年 '''半'''|に%じゅう%に%-ねん '''はん'''|twenty-two '''and a half''' years}}

===References===
<references/>

==Korean==

===Etymology===
From {{der|ko|ltc|-}} {{ltc-l|半}}. {{hanja-sinjeung|반|pan}}

===Pronunciation===
{{ko-hanja-pron|반|l=y}}

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja-search}}
{{ko-hanja|반|반}}

# {{hanja form of|반|[[half]]}}

====Compounds====
{{col|ko
|{{ko-l|반지|半指}}
|{{ko-l|반구|半球}}
|{{ko-l|절반|折半}}
|{{ko-l|반음|半音}}
|{{ko-l|반도체|半導體}}
|{{ko-l|^한반도|韓半島}}
|{{ko-l|과반수|過半數}}
|{{ko-l|반치음|半齒音}}
|{{ko-l|^북반구|北半球}}
|{{ko-l|^남반구|南半球}}
|{{ko-l|반만년|半萬年}}
|{{ko-l|반가좌|半跏坐}}
|{{ko-l|반전세|半傳貰}}
}}

===References===
* {{R:hanjadoc|970}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|rs=十03
|hanviet=bán-tdcndg;tdcntd;gdhn;bonet;genibrel
|phienthiet=博漫 bác mạn
|nom=bán-tdcndg;tdcntd;gdhn;bonet;genibrel;taberd, bớn-gdhn;bonet;genibrel;taberd, bướng-gdhn;btcn, vắn-tdcndg, búng-tdcntd, bận-gdhn, ban-gdhn, bướn-genibrel
}}

# {{vi-Han form of|bán|[[half]]}}
# {{vi-Nom form of|vắn|[[short]], [[brief]]}}
# {{vi-Nom form of|bán|to [[sell]]}}
# {{vi-Nom form of|bớn}}

====Compounds====
{{col|vi
|{{vi-l|半球|bán cầu}}
|{{vi-l|半引|bán dẫn}}
|{{vi-l|半島|bán đảo}}
|{{vi-l|半結|bán kết}}
|{{vi-l|半徑|bán kính}}
}}

===References===
<references/>