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fàn

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fàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fàn | fan4
English translation
pattern, model, example; surname

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About fàn

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

fàn

Contains the radical

zhú

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

bamboo

Etymology of fàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

zhú 車㔾

Semantic compound

zhú

Phonetic compound

xiān

Explanation

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

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Words with fàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
范围 fànwéi range範圍
规范 guīfàn norm規範
fàn pattern fàn
示范 shìfàn to demonstrate示範
防范 fáng fàn wariness防範
模范 mófàn model模範
范畴 fànchóu category範疇
典范 diǎn fàn model典範
风范 fēng fàn air風範
规范化 guī fàn huà to standardize規範化
就范 jiù fàn to submit就範
师范 shīfàn pedagogical師範
范例 fàn lì example範例
规范性 guī fàn xìng normal規範性
范思哲 Fàn sī zhé Versace (fashion designer)范思哲 Fàn sī zhé
北京师范大学 Běi jīng Shī fàn Dà xué Beijing Normal University北京師範大學
范志毅 Fàn Zhì yì Fan Zhiyi (1969-), soccer player范志毅 Fàn Zhì yì
范式 fàn shì paradigm範式

fàn Decomposition & Compounds

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