泛(fàn)

HSK 57 strokes

variant of 泛[fan4]

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Character information

Pinyin
fàn
Meaning
variant of 泛[fan4]
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 泛 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵乏

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

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

Made of

氵shuǐ乏fá

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 泛 step by step

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

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Words with 泛

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

guǎng广fàn泛
HSK 5

wide; broad; extensive; widespread

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kuān宽fàn泛
HSK 7-9

wide-ranging

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fàn泛làn滥
HSK 7-9

to overflow; to inundate; to flood; (fig.) to proliferate unchecked

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fàn泛hán函

a functional (math.)

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fàn泛zhǐ指

to make a general reference

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fàn泛fàn泛zhī之jiāo交

nodding acquaintance

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fàn泛fàn泛ér而tán谈

to speak in general terms

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fàn泛làn滥chéng成zāi灾

lit. to flood (idiom)

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Related characters

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 泛’s common words

广宽滥函指之交而

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