pén

basin

flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters; CL:個|个[ge4]

divide (分) + vessel (皿) = basin

皿 is the semantic core, depicting a shallow vessel or dish. 分 mainly contributes the sound pén; the vessel radical alone tells you this holds things.

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To dividePhonetic
A shallow dishSemantic

她把花放进里,每天浇水。

tā bǎ huā fàng jìn pén lǐ,měi tiān jiāo shuǐ。

She put the flowers into the pot and waters them every day.

洗手间里有一个白色的洗脸

xǐ shǒu jiān lǐ yǒu yī gè bái sè de xǐ liǎn pén。

There is a white washbasin in the bathroom.

Words with 盆

金盆洗手

jīn pén xǐ shǒu

lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom)

锅碗瓢盆

guō wǎn piáo pén

kitchen utensils (literary)

饭盆

fàn pén

pet food bowl

骨盆

gǔ pén

pelvis

骨盆底

gǔ pén dǐ

pelvic floor (anatomy)

鸟澡盆

niǎo zǎo pén

birdbath

鼓盆

gǔ pén

lit. to drum on a bowl

鼓盆之戚

gǔ pén zhī qī

drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife)

二连盆地

èr lián pén dì

Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia

伊犁盆地

yī lí pén dì

the Yili basin around Urumqi in Xinjiang

便盆

biàn pén

bed pan

倾盆

qīng pén

a downpour

More characters with 分

忿