半
Meaning
- half
- semi-
- incomplete
Example sentence
我要半个苹果。
I want half an apple.
The character 半
半 is 八, splitting, drawn over 牛, an ox — a beast divided in two. Half: 一半, 半年, 半夜 the middle of the night. It stands in front of a measure word like a number: 半个小时, half an hour.