盆 (pén): basin; tub; washbasin

Meanings

Tā zài pén lǐ xǐ yīfu.

She washes clothes in a basin.

Yángtái shàng fàng le jǐ pén huā.

There are a few pots of flowers on the balcony.

Xǐliǎnpén huài le.

The washbasin is broken.

Māma duān lái yī pén shuǐguǒ.

Mom brought over a basin of fruit.

usage

盆 is also a measure word for things in basins/pots: 一盆花 (a pot of flowers), 一盆水 (a basin of water).

usage

Common compounds: 脸盆 (liǎnpén, washbasin), 花盆 (huāpén, flower pot), 盆地 (péndì, basin/low-lying land in geography).

盆 pén