范
範fàn
#704 most
frequent character
pattern, model, example
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
范 fàn first meant a kind of grass; 艹 vegetation is the meaning part and 氾 fàn gives the sound. The meaning 'mold for casting' came by sound loan, with no link to the shape. From there it grew to 'pattern, model' and to 'law, rules'.
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