范

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Fan

HSK 3

Nature →Plants

fàn

ハン

いがた

범

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 氾 represents the sound. Simplified form of 範.

Components

艹 grass (top)+ 氾 overflow =

范 Fan

艹 Meaning component

cao grass (top)

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

氾 Phonetic component

fàn overflow

overflow, flood, inundate

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Bronze

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

范

Regular

Modern

Chinese

范 [Fàn]

surname Fan

范 / 範 [fàn]

pattern; model; example

Example Sentences

Japanese Names

范はん

Han surname

范ふぁん

Fan unclassified name

CHINESE WORDS (63)