Phonosemantic compound. 手 represents the meaning and 樊 represents the sound. Originally written as 𠬜, which depicts two hands facing away from each other, representing the action of climbing.
Components
樊 Phonetic component
fán Railing A Railing
a railing
Depicts two hands (𠬜) climbing over a fence (棥).
View phonetic series →手 Meaning component
shǒu hand
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Historical Evolution
攀
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
攀
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
攀
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
攀
Regular
Modern
Chinese
攀 [pān]
to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate; to claim connections of higher status
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (42)
攀升 [pānshēng] #22,246
to clamber up
攀登 [pāndēng] #15,436
to climb
攀比 [pānbǐ] #46,687
to make invidious comparisons
高攀 [gāopān] #31,612
social climbing
攀谈 [pāntán] #46,595
to chat
攀谈 [pāntán] #46,595
to chat
攀爬 [pānpá] #24,271
to climb
高不可攀 [gāobùkěpān] #38,700
too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable
攀岩 [pānyán] #26,443
rock climbing
攀越 [pānyuè] #39,144
to climb over
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JAPANESE WORDS (6)
KOREAN WORDS (1)