반

반

반 U+BC18, 반 HANGUL SYLLABLE BAN Composition: ㅂ + ㅏ + ㄴ ← 밗 [U+BC17] Hangul Syllables 밙 → [U+BC19]

바박밖밗반밙밚 받발밝밞밟밠밡 밢밣밤밥밦밧밨 방밪밫밬밭밮밯
미 ←	→ 배

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 半 (半), from the Middle Korean reading 반〯 (Yale: pǎn).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠(ː)n]
• Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ban
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ban
McCune–Reischauer?	pan
Yale Romanization?	pān

Noun

반 • (ban) (hanja 半)

1. half

Prefix

반— • (ban-) (hanja 半)

1. semi-; half-

   반자동(半自動) (banjadong, “semiautomatic”)

   반세기(半世紀) (bansegi, “half-century”)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 半 (半) for Sino-Korean compounds of 반 (半, ban).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 班 (班), from the Middle Korean reading 반 (Yale: pàn).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [반]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ban
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ban
McCune–Reischauer?	pan
Yale Romanization?	pan

Noun

반 • (ban) (hanja 班)

1. party; group
2. class (at a school)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 班 (班) for Sino-Korean compounds of 반 (班, ban).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 反 (反).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠(ː)n]
• Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ban
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ban
McCune–Reischauer?	pan
Yale Romanization?	pān

Prefix

반— • (ban-) (hanja 反)

1. anti-; opposite

   반비례(反比例) (banbirye, “inverse proportion”)

2. anti-; against, opposing

   반정부(反政府) (banjeongbu, “antigovernment”)

   Antonym: 친(親) (chin-, “pro-; in favour of”)

Derived terms

• 반(反)하다 (banhada)
• See the hanja entry at 反 (反) for Sino-Korean compounds of 반 (反, ban).

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

반 (ban)

Extended content

反 (反): (MC reading: 反 (MC pʉɐnX)) 半 (半): (MC reading: 半 (MC puɑnH)) 般 (般): (MC reading: 般 (MC buɑn, puɑn, pˠan)) 班 (班): (MC reading: 班 (MC pˠan)) 伴 (伴): (MC reading: 伴 (MC buɑnX, buɑnH)) 盤 (盤): (MC reading: 盤 (MC buɑn)) 返 (返): (MC reading: 返 (MC pʉɐnX)) 搬 (搬): (MC reading: 搬) 潘 (潘): (MC reading: 潘 (MC pʰuɑn)) 飯 (飯): (MC reading: 飯 (MC bʉɐnX, bʉɐnH)) 叛 (叛): (MC reading: 叛 (MC buɑnH)) 斑 (斑): (MC reading: 斑 (MC pˠan)) 畔 (畔): (MC reading: 畔 (MC buɑnH)) 攀 (攀): (MC reading: 攀 (MC pʰˠan)) 礬 (礬): (MC reading: 礬 (MC bʉɐn)) 泮 (泮): (MC reading: 泮 (MC pʰuɑnH)) 蟠 (蟠): (MC reading: 蟠 (MC bʉɐn, buɑn)) 磻 (磻): (MC reading: 磻 (MC buɑn)) 槃 (槃): (MC reading: 槃 (MC buɑn)) 頒 (頒): (MC reading: 頒 (MC bɨun, pˠan)) 絆 (絆): (MC reading: 絆 (MC puɑnH)) 瘢 (瘢): (MC reading: 瘢 (MC buɑn)) 盼 (盼): (MC reading: 盼 (MC pʰˠɛnH)) 磐 (磐): (MC reading: 磐 (MC buɑn)) 繁 (繁): (MC reading: 繁 (MC bʉɐn, buɑn, buɑ))