半 [bàn] - half; semi-, incomplete
radical: 十 [shí]: ten
decomposition: ⿻丷牛
etymology: ideographic
hint: A cow 牛 splitting 丷 wood in half
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Integrated Chinese Vocabulary:
半
[bàn]:
half (L3-1)
半天
[bàntiān]:
half a day; a long time (L18-1)
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