Definition
帆 (fān) is the noun for 'sail' — the large piece of fabric on a boat that catches wind. The dictionary also lists 'to gallop' (from the variant character 颿), but that verb sense does not apply to this noun entry. In Taiwan, 帆 is sometimes pronounced fán, but the standard Mandarin reading is fān.
noun
sail (of a boat)
Easily confused
- 犯fànsound-aliketo commit (a crime, offense, or mistake)
- 饭fànsound-alikecooked rice
- 烦fánsound-alike(adjective) annoyed, vexed; troublesome, tedious (of tasks/situations)
- 反fǎnsound-alike(adjective / adverb) opposite; contrary; in reverse
- 翻fānsound-aliketo turn over, to flip
- 番fānsound-alike(classifier) for occurrences of an event, action, or speech utterance, often implying a whole round or period
Examples
- 帆。Chuán shàng de fān bèi fēng chuī de gǔgǔ de.The sail on the boat was puffed up by the wind.
- 帆。Shuǐshǒumen zhèngzài shōu fān.The sailors are furling the sail.
- 帆。Zhè sōu chuán de fān shì hóngsè de.This boat's sail is red.
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