(pān)

HSK 7-915 strokes

surname Pan

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
pān
Meaning
surname Pan; Pan, faun in Greek mythology, son of Hermes
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵番

In this compound, the meaning comes from (water); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

sōngpān

Songpan County (Tibetan: zung chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autono…

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pāntíng

Pantene (hair products brand)

Open 潘婷 page →
pānān

see 潘岳[Pan1 Yue4]

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(Dominique) de Villepin (French name)

Open 德维尔潘 page →

Ban Ki Moon (1944-), Korean diplomat, UN secretary-general 2007-2016

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Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingm…

Open 潘金莲 page →

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