No. 498 in Chinese
板
"板" means "board" or "plank."
In a sentence
老师把黑板擦干净了。
The teacher cleaned the blackboard.
Here, '板' is used as part of the word '黑板', which means 'blackboard', referring to the teaching aid used in classrooms.
他买了一块木板准备做手工。
He bought a piece of wooden board to make handicrafts.
In this sentence, '板' refers to a 'board' as in a flat, thin, rectangular piece of material, more specifically a wooden board.
这条滑雪板很适合初学者。
This snowboard is very suitable for beginners.
Here, '板' is used in the compound word '滑雪板', which means 'snowboard', referring to the sports equipment used for snowboarding.
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