范 (fàn) — surname Fan
Definition
noun
surname Fan
Easily confused
- 苑yuànlook-alikegarden, park; enclosure for raising plants or animals (bound form, used in compounds)
- 犯fànsound-aliketo commit (a crime, offense, or mistake)
- 饭fànsound-alikecooked rice
- 贩fànsound-aliketo buy and resell; to peddle
- 梵fànsound-alike(bound form) Sanskrit; relating to the Sanskrit language or script
Examples
- 范，范。Tā xìng fàn, jiào fàn xiǎo míng.His surname is Fan, and his given name is Xiaoming.
- 范。fàn Xiān sheng shì yí wèi zhù míng de zuò jiā.Mr. Fan is a famous writer.
- 范。Wǒ zuó tiān zài tú shū guǎn yù dào le fàn xiǎo jiě.I met Miss Fan at the library yesterday.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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
艸艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
氾
氾fán范fàn
Same sound today
范 pairs 艸 (grass) with 氾, which gives its sound.
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