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a bamboo form

HSK 10
fàn
ハン、ボン
のり
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 氾 represents the sound.
Components
Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
Phonetic component
fàn overflow
overflow, flood, inundate
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[fàn]
bamboo mold
Example Sentences