半

Alternative forms

 * In Korean, the upper component of the character is written in the form of ハ.

Derived characters

 * 伴, 坢, 拌, 泮, 怑, 姅, 絆, (绊), 柈, 胖, 眫, 畔, 秚, 袢, 衅, 跘, 詊, (𫟟), 鉡, 靽,
 * 判, 叛

Glyph origin
– to cut a cow into two halves.

Etymology
From. Related to, which is an endopassive of , lit. "be separated from".

Definitions

 * 1) half
 * 2) very little
 * 3) halfway, partially, semi-
 * 4)  half past
 * 5)  half room, bathroom
 * 1) halfway, partially, semi-
 * 2)  half past
 * 3)  half room, bathroom
 * 1)  half room, bathroom
 * 1)  half room, bathroom

Usage notes
+ classifier + noun indicate half of something, while number + classifier + + noun means "and a half".

Kanji

 * 1) half

Compounds

 * : a demigod
 * : a peninsula
 * : a quarter
 * : a peninsula
 * : a quarter
 * : a peninsula
 * : a quarter
 * : a peninsula
 * : a quarter
 * : a peninsula
 * : a quarter

Noun

 * 1) odd (especially of dice)
 * Antonyms:

Prefix

 * 1) half, semi-


 * Antonyms

Suffix

 * 1) and a half

Etymology
From.