Memory phrase for the character: 班

班

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Meaning squad, team, class, work shift, group

Pronunciation

bān

Explanation

Left and right: king 王, center: knife 刂

Mnemonic
 
If there are the 'knifes' between the kings, it is their squads.

Radicals

two kingsstands for string-instruments
王 king
刂 cutIt is typically at the right side of the character.
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 Vocabulary

西班牙 Xī bān yá  Spain
班长 bān zhǎng  class monitor; squad leader; team leader
班子 bān zi  organized group; theatrical troupe
班禅喇嘛 Bān chán Lǎ ma  Bainqen or Panchen Lama, one of two Tibetan spiritual leaders
班禅 Bān chán  Bainqen or Panchen Lama, one of two Tibetan spiritual leaders
班禅 Bān chán  

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