板 (bǎn) - board, plank & slab

板Tone 3

bǎn ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 木

傲不

板 · bǎn

board, plank;

slab;

plate;

stiff;

inflexible;

also used for clappers or boards in music.

board, plankslabplate

Usage highlights

blackboardwooden boardfloorboardiron platecardboardtemplate

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • 软— soft (antonym to stiff sense)
  • 活— flexible, lively (antonym to rigid sense)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • This is a wooden board (木板).
  • He drew on the blackboard (黑板).
  • The floor is made of floorboards (地板).
  • The teacher uses a pointer (教鞭) to point at the board.

Collocations

  • blackboard(黑板)
  • wooden board(木板)
  • floorboard(地板)
  • iron plate(铁板)
  • cardboard(纸板)
  • template(模板)

Idioms

  • Dead set in one's ways(死板)
  • Stiff and rigid(呆板)
  • Iron plate barbecue(铁板烧)
  • One face serious, one face smiling(板着脸，笑面虎)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically used for writing surfaces before paper, like wooden slats.
  • In Chinese opera, the 'clapper' (板) is a percussion instrument made of wood to mark rhythm.
  • The term '老板' (boss) originally referred to the shop owner who kept accounts on a board.

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