斑
bān
spot
colored patch; stripe; spotted; striped; variegated
jade (王) + pattern (文) + jade (王) = spots and stripes
Two pieces of jade (王) flank a pattern (文), evoking the irregular marks and colorful patches that decorate a jade stone's surface. The symmetry of the structure mirrors the idea of patterning spread across something valuable.
这只猫身上有很多黑色的斑。
zhè zhī māo shēn shang yǒu hěn duō hēi sè de bān。
This cat has many black spots on its body.
老虎身上的斑是它天然的保护色。
lǎo hǔ shēn shang de bān shì tā tiān rán de bǎo hù sè。
The stripes on a tiger's body are its natural camouflage.
Words with 斑
斑斓
bān lán
gorgeous; brightly colored; multicolored
雀斑
què bān
freckles
长嘴斑海雀
cháng zuǐ bān hǎi què
(bird species of China) long-billed murrelet (Brachyramphus perdix)
金斑鸻
jīn bān héng
(bird species of China) Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva)
锈斑
xiù bān
rust spot; rust stain (on metal)
锈额斑翅鹛
xiù é bān chì méi
(bird species of China) rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni)
双斑绿柳莺
shuāng bān lǜ liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) two-barred warbler (Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus)
云南白斑尾柳莺
yún nán bái bān wěi liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus intensior)
云石斑鸭
yún shí bān yā
(bird species of China) marbled teal; marbled duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
血迹斑斑
xuè jì bān bān
bloodstained
碱斑
jiǎn bān
alkali spot
黄斑
huáng bān
macula lutea (anatomy, central area of retina)