盆 — bun

Parts that make up 盆

How 盆 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 盆 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 分, 皿.

Korean example words with 盆

• 화분花盆 Korean gloss: 꽃을 심어 가꾸는 그릇
• 분매盆梅 Korean gloss: 화분에 심어 기르는 매화
• 분합盆盒 Korean gloss: 꽃나무를 심어 가꾸는 화분
• 염분鹽盆 Korean gloss: 바닷물을 고아 소금을 만들 때에 쓰는 큰 가마
• 분재盆栽 Korean gloss: 화초나 나무 따위를 화분에 심어서 줄기나 가지를 보기 좋게 가꿈. 또는 그렇게 가꾼 화초나 나무
• 등분하다登盆 Korean gloss: 땅에 심었던 화초를 화분에 옮겨 심다
• 화초분花草盆 Korean gloss: 화초를 심는 화분
• 화분대花盆臺 Korean gloss: 화분을 올려놓는 받침
• 꽃분꽃盆 Korean gloss: 꽃을 심어 가꾸는 그릇
• 국화분菊花盆 Korean gloss: 국화를 심어서 가꾸어 놓은 화분
• 매화분梅花盆 Korean gloss: 매화나무를 심어서 가꾸어 놓은 화분
• 각분角盆 Korean gloss: 네모진 화분.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 盆

• 盆ぼん tray; family; household
• 盆栽ぼんさい bonsai; miniature potted plant
• 盆地ぼんち basin (e.g. between mountains)
• 盆踊りぼんおどり Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
• 旧盆きゅうぼん Bon Festival of the lunar calendar
• お盆おぼん Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July
• 円盆まるぼん round tray
• 盆画ぼんが tray landscape
• 盆景ぼんけい miniature garden; tray landscape
• 盆石ぼんせき tray-landscape foundation stone
• 新盆にいぼん first Bon Festival following the death of a family member
• 茶盆ちゃぼん tea tray

Characters sharing the phonetic 分

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “분” in Korean.

Other hanja read “분”

Other hanja with radical 皿