般
bān
sort
kind; class; way; manner
boat (舟) + strike/handle (殳) = a type or manner of doing things
殳 depicts a hand wielding a tool to push or strike — together with 舟 (boat), the original image is of poling or maneuvering a vessel. From 'handling a boat' the sense generalized to handling things of a kind, giving the modern meaning of sort or manner.
你这般做法让大家都不高兴。
nǐ zhè bān zuò fǎ ràng dà jiā dōu bù gāo xìng。
This sort of behavior of yours makes everyone unhappy.
他那般冷漠的态度让她很伤心。
tā nà bān lěng mò de tài dù ràng tā hěn shāng xīn。
That kind of cold attitude of his made her very sad.
Words with 般
百般
bǎi bān
in hundred and one ways
这般
zhè bān
like this
一般人
yī bān rén
average person
一般来讲
yī bān lái jiǎng
generally speaking
一般原则
yī bān yuán zé
general principle
一般性
yī bān xìng
general
一般而言
yī bān ér yán
generally speaking
一般般
yī bān bān
not particularly good
一般规定
yī bān guī dìng
ordinary provision (law)
一般说来
yī bān shuō lái
generally speaking
一般贸易
yī bān mào yì
general trade (i.e. importing and export without processing)
一般来说
yī bān lái shuō
generally speaking