叛 pàn — rebel; betray · English

叛

pàn

rebel; betray

At a glance · 叛

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从半，反声，本义为背反、离叛。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为违背、反叛。

Structure

形声字，从半（意符，分离），反（fǎn）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinpàn

Radical又

Strokes9

UnicodeU+53DB

Character type形声

Theme军事

Six languages, one character

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English rebel; betray To rebel or betray.

Français trahir; se révolter Trahir ou se révolter.

Español traicionar; rebelarse Traicionar o rebelarse.

العربية يتمرد؛ يخون يتمرد أو يخون.

Русский предавать; восставать Предавать или восставать.

Common words

叛pànrebel
背叛bèi pànbetray

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