泛

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nonspecific

HSK 5

Nature →Elements →Water

fàn

ハン、ホウ

うか.ぶ

범, 봉

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 乏 represents the sound. Simplified form of 氾.

Components

氵 water (drops)+ 乏 weary =

泛 nonspecific

氵 Meaning component

shui water (drops)

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

乏 Phonetic component

fá weary

lack

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

泛

Regular

Modern

Chinese

泛 [fàn]

to float; to be suffused with; general; extensive; non-specific; flood; pan- (prefix)

Example Sentences

Japanese Names

泛ひろし

Hiroshi given name

CHINESE WORDS (54)

广泛 [guǎngfàn] #10,928

extensive

广泛 [guǎngfàn] #10,928

to make a general reference

泛滥成灾 [fànlànchéngzāi] #49,624

lit. to flood (idiom)

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JAPANESE WORDS (4)