Ban

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Pronounced Pron. BAN [key]

Meaning & History

It means "Discern", "To show"

Added 6/10/2011 by anonymous

Gender Masculine & Feminine

Scripts 班, 瓣, etc.(Chinese)

Pronounced Pron. /pan/(Chinese) /ʔɓaːn˧˧/(Vietnamese) /ʔɓaːŋ˧˧/(Vietnamese) [key·simplify]

Other Forms FormsPan (Wade-Giles)

From Chinese 班 (bān) meaning "group, class, work shift, squad". Other characters are also possible.

In Chinese mythology, Lu Ban is a deity of carpentry and masonry.

Added 12/21/2017 by anonymous
Edited 11/8/2025 by canary, Profelis_Golden, sekejap and more

Gender Masculine & Feminine

Usage Lao

Scripts ບານ(Lao)

Means "flower, bloom" or "happy" in Lao.

Added 10/30/2020 by cassilda in carcosa

Gender Masculine

Pronounced Pron. BAN [key]

The name of Sir. Lancelot's father in Arthurian tales, Ban of Benoic.

Added 2/10/2024 by hello_1234
Edited 5/7/2024 by onomabot