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泛 fàn

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泛 fàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
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English translation
variant of 泛 fàn [fàn]
to drift, to float; broad, vast; careless, reckless

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About 泛 fàn

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

泛 fàn

Contains the radical

氵 shuǐ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

water

Etymology of 泛 fàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰氵乏

Semantic compound

氵 shuǐ

Phonetic compound

乏 fá

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 shuǐ represents the meaning and 乏 fá represents the sound. Simplified form of 氾 fàn .

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Example sentences using 泛 fàn

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辣根 là gēn 过氧化物 guò yǎng huà wù 酶 méi (HRP ) 在 zài 酶 méi 免疫 miǎnyì 分析 fēnxī 中 Zhōng 得到 dé dào 广泛 guǎngfàn 应用 yìngyòng .

HRP has been widely used in enzyme immunoassay ( EIA ).

春月的 de 双 Shuāng 颊 jiá 慢慢 màn màn 泛出红晕 hóng yùn .

A slow flush blossoned on Spring Moon's cheek.

从 Cóng 1915年 Nián 春 chūn 开始 kāishǐ , 他们 tā men 的 de 文章 wénzhāng 和 hé 书籍 shūjí 象 xiàng 洪水 hóngshuǐ 一般 yībān 泛滥 fànlàn .

Beginning in the spring of 1915, they poured out articles and books in a virtual flood.

它 tā 的 de 皮 Pí ,光滑 guānghuá 而 ér 有 yǒu 银色 yín sè 的 de 晕 yūn 圈 juān ,微微 wēi wēi 泛 fàn 出 chū 淡 dàn 青色 qīng sè .

Their glossy barks are a faint light green with hazy silver spots.

每年 měi nián 河水 hé shuǐ 泛滥 fànlàn 时 shí 都 dōu 会 huì 在 zài 田野 tiányě 上 shǎng 沉积 chén jī 一层 yī céng 淤泥 yū ní .

During the annual floods the river deposits its silt on the fields.

Words with 泛 fàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
广泛 guǎngfàn extensive廣泛
泛 fàn to float泛 fàn
泛滥 fànlàn to be in flood泛濫
宽泛 kuān fàn wide-ranging寬泛
泛起 fàn qǐ to appear泛起 fàn qǐ
泛舟 fàn zhōu to go boating泛舟 fàn zhōu
泛指 fàn zhǐ to make a general reference泛指 fàn zhǐ
泛滥成灾 fàn làn chéng zāi fig. rampant泛濫成災
泛泛而谈 fàn fàn ér tán to speak in general terms泛泛而談
空泛 kōng fàn shallow空泛 kōng fàn
泛酸 fàn suān vitamin B5泛酸 fàn suān
泛读 fàn dú extensive reading泛讀
泛泛之交 fàn fàn zhī jiāo nodding acquaintance泛泛之交 fàn fàn zhī jiāo
泛音 fàn yīn overtone泛音 fàn yīn
活泛 huó fan flexible活泛 huó fan
泛称 fàn chēng general term泛稱
浮泛 fú fàn to float about浮泛 fú fàn
泛神论 fàn shén lùn pantheism, theological theory equating God with the Universe泛神論
泛大陆 fàn dà lù Pangea (geology)泛大陸
松泛 sōng fàn relaxed鬆泛
浮家泛宅 fú jiā fàn zhái lit. to live on a boat浮家泛宅 fú jiā fàn zhái

泛 fàn Decomposition & Compounds

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泛 fàn Decomposition

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