潘 (pān) — (surname) Pan | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

(surname) Pan

Easily confused

潘。
pān Lǎo shī shì wǒ men xué xiào zuì shòu huān yíng de lǎo shī.
Teacher Pan is the most popular teacher in our school.
潘？
Nǐ rèn shi pān xiān sheng ma?
Do you know Mr. Pan?
潘。
pān Xiǎo jiě zài yín háng gōng zuò.
Miss Pan works at a bank.

Sound + meaning

六书liùshū

形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

番

Same sound today

The surname 潘 combines 水 (water) with 番, which gives it its sound.