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Kanji Detail for 泮 - "melt, divide"

  • Meaning

    泮 means "melt, divide."

    1. Melt - For ice to thaw.

    2. Divide - To separate; to split.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    Zhou dynasty school; disperse; fall apart

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    Zhou dynasty school; disperse; fall apart

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (literary) to melt; to dissolve

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    Zhou dynasty school; to disperse, to fall apart

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    泮水 (P'an-shui). The water of a school. In ancient times, the schools of feudal lords had water on half and no water on the other half, hence called 泮水. In the imperial examination era, those admitted to school were called "entering the Pan" (入泮). | To disperse. Ice melting is called 冰泮.
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