Taxonomy of meanings for 班:　　

  • 班 bān (OC: praan MC: pɯan) 布還切 平 廣韻：【説文曰分瑞玉俗作𤦦亦姓出扶風風俗通云楚令尹鬭班之後布還切十三 】
    • SPLIT
        • generalised>DIVIDE
          • so as to give away to many>DISTRIBUTE
            • generalised>GIVE
              • reflexive>LEAVE
                • what one divides into>CATEGORY
                    • feature>EQUAL
                      • of humans>GROUP
                          • of actors in drama>ACTOR
                            • of official status>RANK
                              • nabsocialrank; status ZUO, MENG
                              • vibe of the same rank; to equal,
                              • vtoNstativebe (rank-wise) equal with respect to
                            • of soldiers>ARMY
                            • spatially arranged>ROW
                                • causative>ARRANGE
                                  • vtoNarrange hierarchicallly; make hierarchical arrangements forCH
                                  • vtoNarrange hierarchicallly; make hierarchical arrangements forCH
                                  • vtoNarrange hierarchicallly; make hierarchical arrangements forCH
                                  • vtoNarrange hierarchicallly; make hierarchical arrangements forCH
                                  • vtoNarrange hierarchicallly; make hierarchical arrangements forCH
                        • late colloquial>WORK
                          • =般 pa2nHESITATE
                            • =斑COLOURFUL
                              • MOVE
                                  (搬)
                                • SURNAMES
                                  • (Spain)STATES
                                    • ARISTOCRATS OF ZHENG
                                    • bānDISTRIBUTE
                                      • vtoNdistribute (gifts)
                                    • bānSERIES
                                      • nabproper sequenceCH
                                    • zhōu kuāng wángRULERS OF ZHOU
                                      • NPprhumanSTANDARD NAME:King Kuāng of the Zhōu (reigned 612 - 607)PERSONAL NAME: Bān 班PARENTS: Son of >ZhōuQǐng wáng周頃王 WIVES:?CHILDREN:-

                                    Additional information about 班

                                    說文解字: 【班】，分瑞玉也。从珏、从刀。 〔小徐本作「從玉、刀。」〕 【布還切】

                                      Criteria
                                    • RANK

                                      1. The most general term for relative rank of any kind in any walk of life is děng 等.

                                      2. Jiē 階, jí 級. and the rarer bān 班 are general terms referring to a person's position in the bureaucratic hierarchy.

                                      3. Wèi 位 and the rarer liè 列 typically refer to relatively elevated official ranks only.

                                      4. Jué 爵 refers specifically to noble rank.

                                      5. Shàng 上 is occasionally used to refer to leading position.