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bǎn
noun/measure word HSK 5 #2,508

Meanings

  1. 1 edition; version
  2. 2 page (of a newspaper)
  3. 3 printing plate

Characters

版
bǎn
edition; version; printing plate
片 (slice) + 反 (reverse) — a printing plate that prints in reverse

Examples

这本书出了新版。
Zhè běn shū chū le xīn bǎn.
This book has come out in a new edition.
请下载最新版的软件。
Qǐng xiàzài zuì xīn bǎn de ruǎnjiàn.
Please download the latest version of the software.
这个新闻登在了头版。
Zhège xīnwén dēng zài le tóu bǎn.
This news was published on the front page.
中文版和英文版都有。
Zhōngwén bǎn hé Yīngwén bǎn dōu yǒu.
Both Chinese and English versions are available.

Tips

usage
版本 (bǎnběn) is the full word for 'version.' 版 alone works in compounds: 新版 (new edition), 原版 (original version), 盗版 (pirated version), 头版 (front page).
usage
版权 (bǎnquán) = copyright, 出版 (chūbǎn) = to publish, 盗版 (dàobǎn) = pirated copy.

Stroke Order

版 bǎn