| 盆 | pén | basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters; CL:个 |
| 盆地 | pén dì | basin (low-lying geographical feature); depression |
| 泥盆纪 | Ní pén jì | Devonian (geological period 417-354m years ago) |
| 脸盆 | liǎn pén | washbowl; basin for washing hands and face; CL:个 |
| 盆景 | pén jǐng | bonsai; landscape in a pot |
| 四川盆地 | Sì chuān pén dì | Sichuan basin |
| 花盆 | huā pén | flower pot |
| 聚宝盆 | jù bǎo pén | treasure bowl (mythology); fig. source of wealth; cornucopia; gold mine |
| 二连盆地 | Èr lián pén dì | Erlian basin in Inner Mongolia |
| 伊犁盆地 | Yī lí pén dì | the Yili basin around Urumqi in Xinjiang |
| 便盆 | biàn pén | bed pan |
| 倾盆 | qīng pén | a downpour; rain bucketing down |
| 倾盆大雨 | qīng pén dà yǔ | a downpour; rain bucketing down; fig. to be overwhelmed (with work or things to study) |
| 冷盆 | lěng pén | cold dish; appetizer |
| 吐鲁番盆地 | tǔ lǔ fān pén dì | the Turpan depression in Xinjiang |
| 四大盆地 | sì dà pén dì | four great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地 |
| 塔里木盆地 | Tǎ lǐ mù pén dì | Tarim Basin depression in southern Xinjiang |
| 戴盆望天 | dài pén wàng tiān | lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head; fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations; one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties |
| 柴达木盆地 | Chái dá mù pén dì | Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau. |
| 水盆 | shuǐ pén | basin |
| 洗脸盆 | xǐ liǎn pén | washbowl; basin for washing hands and face |
| 洗脸盆洗盆 | xǐ liǎn pén xǐ pén | washbowl |
| 浴盆 | yù pén | bathtub |
| 准格尔盆地 | Zhǔn gé ěr pén dì | Junggar or Dsungharian basin in Xinjiang between the Altai and TianShan ranges |
| 准葛尔盆地 | Zhǔn gě ěr pén dì | Dzungaria or Jungarian depression in north Xinjiang between Altai and Tianshan |
| 澡盆 | zǎo pén | bath tub |
| 火盆 | huǒ pén | brazier; fire pan; hibachi |
| 焉耆盆地 | Yān qí pén dì | Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin |
| 盂兰盆会 | Yú lán pén huì | Feast of All Souls (fifteenth day of seventh lunar month) (Buddhism) |
| 盆栽 | pén zāi | growing plants in pots; Japanese: bonsai |
| 盆浴 | pén yù | bathtub |
| 盆钵 | pén bō | generic term for pottery |
| 盆腔 | pén qiāng | the pelvic cavity; birth canal |
| 盆花 | pén huā | flower pot |
| 纸盆 | zhǐ pén | paper cone used as hailer |
| 临盆 | lín pén | at childbirth; in labor |
| 台盆 | tái pén | washbasin |
| 血盆大口 | xuè pén dà kǒu | bloody mouth wide open like a sacrificial bowl (idiom); ferocious mouth of beast of prey; fig. greedy exploiter; rapacious aggressor |
| 覆盆子 | fù pén zǐ | raspberry |
| 费尔干纳盆地 | Fèi ěr gàn nà pén dì | the Ferghana valley in modern Uzbekistan |
| 骨盆 | gǔ pén | pelvis |
| 鸟澡盆 | niǎo zǎo pén | birdbath |
| 鼓盆 | gǔ pén | lit. to drum on a bowl; refers to Zhuangzi 庄子 grieving for his lost wife; fig. grief for a lost wife |
| 鼓盆之戚 | gǔ pén zhī qī | drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 庄子 grieving for his lost wife); fig. grief for a lost wife |
