Ideographic: Cutting 刂 a piece of jade 王 in two, symbolizing two classesRadical:

meaning for bān:

  • - team
  • - class
  • - squad
  • - work shift
  • - ranking
  • - Classifiers: 个
  • - classifier for groupsto go to work
  • - to be on duty
  • - to start work
  • - to go to the officetraining classto work a shift
  • - on dutyto finish work
  • - to get off workscheduled flight
  • - flight number
  • - plane
  • - scheduled sailing
  • - sailing number
  • - passenger ship

shì
wǒmen我们
bān
jīntiān今天
de
zhírìguān值日官

He is the duty officer of our class today.


zhège这个
bān
de
píngjūn平均
fēnshù分数
shì
duōshao多少

What is the average score of this class?


de
nǚér女儿
bèi
biānrù编入
bān

His daughter was classed in Class B.


shì
wǒmen我们
bān
de
mófànshēng模范生
měicì每次
kǎoshì考试
dōu
néng
huòdé获得
zuìgāofēn最高分

He is the model student in our class, and he always gets the highest score in every exam.


zánmen咱们
bān
de
tóngxué同学
dōu
hěn
tuánjié团结

The students in our class are very united.