幡(fān)

15 strokes

banner

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Character information

Pinyin
fān
Meaning
banner
Strokes
15
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 幡 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰巾番

In this compound, the meaning comes from 巾 (cloth); 番 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

巾jīn番fān

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 幡 step by step

15 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 幡

Common words using 幡 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fān幡rán然

suddenly and completely (realize, change one's strategy etc)

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jīng经fān幡

Tibetan prayer flag

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zhāo招hún魂fān幡

flag to attract departed spirits

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yáng扬fān幡zhāo招hún魂

(lit.) to raise a banner to summon the soul of a dying person (idiom)

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Related characters

From 幡’s common words

然经招魂扬

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