BAN-1

('ban' in the first tone)

There are some 30 standard Chinese characters with a 'ban'pronunciation. Major sound-indicating components are: 反 (7 occurences), 半 (7)

The most common 'ban' spoken characters are:

办 = ban(4) = to handle

半 = ban(4) = half

Cross sounds with other Asian languanges:

Thai: ban = home; glab ban = go home

Indonesian: ban = tyre

班 = ban(1) = shift (in a factory)

Usually encountered as:

上班 = shang(4)ban(1) = go to work

下班 = xia(4)ban(1) = go home from work