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fàn

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fàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fàn | fan4
English translation
to flood, to inundate, to overflow

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About fàn

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

fàn

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

water

Etymology of fàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵㔾

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

xiān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of fàn .

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Words with fàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
广泛 guǎngfàn extensive廣泛
fàn to float 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

fàn Decomposition & Compounds

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