| bān | sort/kind/class/way/manner |
| 般 | sort kind class |
| 般乐 | to play to amuse oneself |
| 般桓 | variant of 盤桓|盘桓 |
| 般游 | to amuse oneself |
| 般若 | Sanskrit praj?a: wisdom great wisdom wondrous knowledge |
| 般若波罗密 | praj?a paramita (Sanskrit: supreme wisdom - beginning of the Heart Sutra) |
| 般若波罗密多心经 | the Heart Sutra |
| 般配 | to be well matched to suit |
| 般雀比拉多 | Pontius Pilate (in the Biblical passion story) |