泛
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fàn · to drift, to float

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7Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 泛

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fànWords pronounced fàn
fanWords pronounced fan
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Example sentences

Notice where 泛 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ de àihào bú dàn guǎng fàn ér qiě yǒu yòng.我的爱好不但广泛而且有用。

My hobbies are not only wide-ranging but also useful.

Source: Tatoeba #899106 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dà yǔ shǐ hé shuǐ fàn làn.大雨使河水泛滥。

The rivers were flooded by the heavy rain.

Source: Tatoeba #336953 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bàng wǎn shí fēn, tiān kōng fàn zhù zǐ sè de guāng.傍晚時分,天空泛著紫色的光。

The sky illumined in purple in the evening.

Source: Tatoeba #13539924 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Guǎng fàn de ān quán cuò shī shí shī le.广泛的安全措施实施了。

Broad safety measures were put into effect.

Source: Tatoeba #829589 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hù lián wǎng de guǎng fàn yìng yòng shǐ xīn yí dài de nián qīng rén dàn shēng le.互联网的广泛应用使新一代的年轻人诞生了。

The proliferation of Internet usage has given birth to a new generation of young people.

Source: Tatoeba #502969 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ juéde bù kě yǐ fàn huà yí gè mín zú, shuō rì běn rén zěn me yàng.我觉得不可以泛化一个民族,说日本人怎么样。

I don't think that it is possible to generalise about a whole nation and say how all Japanese people are.

Source: Tatoeba #1517364 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 泛 in context

  1. Say fàn, then recall the core meaning: to drift, to float.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 广泛 (guǎng fàn), meaning “wide”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 泛 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.