潘

Pan1
#2,066 most
frequent character
surname Pan

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

潘 pān joins 氵 water with 番 fān. The water part gives the first meaning, 'water used to rinse rice'. The surname sense was borrowed for its sound alone. 番 fān supplies the sound.

潘 as a component in other characters

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