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Keyword
basin
  • bowl
  • pot
  • tub
Frequency
#2377
Strokes
9
Readings
pén
Mnemonic
皿 (dish) gives the meaning and 分 the sound.
Stroke order
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Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
盆地péndì
(geography) basin; depression
盆pén
basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 (dǒu) and 8 升 (shēng), approx 128 liters
盆栽pénzāi
to grow (a plant) in a pot; potted plant (sometimes refers specifically to a bonsai plant)
花盆huāpén
flower pot
倾盆大雨qīngpéndàyǔ
(idiom) a downpour; rain bucketing down
盆景pénjǐng
bonsai; landscape in a pot
火盆huǒpén
brazier; fire pan; hibachi
盆腔pénqiāng
the pelvic cavity; birth canal
聚宝盆jùbǎopén
(mythology) treasure bowl; (fig.) cornucopia; abundant source of wealth or other valuable resources
塔里木盆地Tǎlǐmùpéndì
Tarim Basin depression in southern Xinjiang
脸盆liǎnpén
washbowl; basin for washing hands and face
泥盆纪Nípénjì
Devonian (geological period 417-354m years ago)
倾盆qīngpén
a downpour; rain bucketing down
临盆línpén
at childbirth; in labor
盆花pénhuā
potted flower
柴达木盆地Cháidámùpéndì
Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.
盆底péndǐ
(anatomy) pelvic floor