Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “fan”
33 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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1
First tone
fān
2
Second tone
fán
烦
fán
凡to bother, to trouble, to vex
10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4fán
矾any, every, all
3 strokesfán
钒alum
8 strokesfán
釩vanadium
8 strokesfán
棥vanadium
11 strokesfán
煩railing, fence, enclosed place
12 strokesfán
樊to bother, to trouble, to vex
13 strokesfán
燔railing, fence, enclosed place
15 strokesfán
繁to roast meat for a sacrifice
16 strokesfán
蹯complex, difficult
17 strokesfán
礬paw
19 strokesfán
蘩alum
20 strokesfán
Artemisia stellariana
20 strokes3
Third tone
fǎn
4
Fourth tone
fàn
饭
fàn
犯meal, food
7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L1fàn
氾criminal
5 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6fàn
泛to flood, to inundate, to overflow
5 strokesfàn
范to drift, to float
7 strokesfàn
贩pattern, model, example
8 strokesfàn
畈merchant, peddler
8 strokesfàn
梵field
9 strokesfàn
販Buddhist, Sanskrit
11 strokesfàn
飯merchant, peddler
11 strokesfàn
範meal, food
12 strokesfàn
pattern, model, example
15 strokesSound in context
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