泛

氾
fàn
#1,325 most
frequent character
variant of 泛[fan4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

泛 fàn uses 氵 water as the meaning part and 乏 fá as a sound part. It first meant 'to float'. From there it grew to 'to flood', 'extensive, pervasive', and 'general; non-specific'.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

泛fàn
variant of 泛[fan4]
泛fàn
(bound form) general, non-specific

Homophones

饭fàn
rice, meal
犯fàn
commit, offend, violate, work against
范fàn
pattern, model, example
泛fàn
(bound form) general, non-specific

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