HSK 1 · Numbers

半

bàn

half

Stroke order of 半

半 is written with 5 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A vertical stroke '丨' slices straight through the middle, cutting everything into two halves.

Parts: 丷 two dots + 二 two lines + 丨 vertical stroke cutting through the middle

Example sentence

我等了你半个小时。

I waited for you for half an hour.

Words with 半

一半half 半天half a day; a long time 半年half a year 半夜midnight

More words: Numbers

一one 二two 三three 四four 五five 六six 七seven 八eight 九nine 十ten 零zero 百hundred 两two (with measure words)一半half 第(ordinal prefix)第二second

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