bàn

partner; companion; comrade; associate

to accompany

person (亻) + [sound: bàn] (半) = companion

The person radical (亻) carries the meaning: a companion is fundamentally another human at your side. 半 lends the sound bàn and does not contribute to the sense.

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她每天都有人陪,不会感到孤单。

tā měi tiān dōu yǒu rén péi bàn,bù huì gǎn dào gū dān。

She has someone to accompany her every day and won't feel lonely.

他在异乡没有,生活很不容易。

tā zài yì xiāng méi yǒu bàn,shēng huó hěn bù róng yì。

He has no companion in a foreign place, and life is very difficult.

Words with 伴

游伴

yóu bàn

playmate

酒伴

jiǔ bàn

drinking buddy

陪伴

péi bàn

to accompany

随伴

suí bàn

to accompany

灵魂伴侣

líng hún bàn lǚ

soulmate

伴奏

bàn zòu

to accompany (musically)

伙伴

huǒ bàn

partner

伴侣

bàn lǚ

companion

伴侣号

bàn lǚ hào

HMS Consort, Royal Navy destroyer involved in 1949 Amethyst incident on Changjiang

伴同

bàn tóng

to accompany

伴君如伴虎

bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ

being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)

伴唱

bàn chàng

vocal accompaniment

More characters with 亻