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Animated Stroke Order 范

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How to write 范 — animated stroke order

2.

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3.

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范

氾overflow

范=

4.

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5.

How to Use 范

Range or boundary

范 in these words indicates a scope or limit.

范围 • fàn wéi • range • HSK 5

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 范

师范 • shī fàn • teacher-training

HSK 6

shī师

fàn

7.

Example Sentences

tā她

shì是

xiàn现

dài代

nǚ女

xìng性

de

Information

Pinyinfàn

Meaningmold, pattern, model

Strokes8

Radical艹

Traditional範

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1435

Zhuyinㄈㄢˋ

UnicodeU+8303

CangjieEHSU

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艹grass

+氾overflow

A plant (艹) model or pattern (氾) — originally referring to a type of grass, now meaning model or scope.

fàn范

wéi围

range

范畴 • fàn chóu • category; domain; scope • HSK 6

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fàn范

chóu畴

category; domain; scope

Model or standard

范 refers to a pattern, example, or norm to follow.

模范 • mó fàn • an exemplary person or thing; model; fine example • HSK 6

HSK 6

mó模

fàn范

an exemplary person or thing; model; fine example

示范 • shì fàn • set an example; demonstrate • HSK 6

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shì示

fàn范

set an example; demonstrate

规范 • guī fàn • standard; norm; specification • HSK 6

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guī规

fàn范

standard; norm; specification

范

teacher-training

典范 • diǎn fàn • Model

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

diǎn典

fàn范

Model

防范 • fáng fàn • prevent

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fáng防

fàn范

prevent

风范 • fēng fàn • Style / Demeanor

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fēng风

fàn范

Style / Demeanor

的

yì懿

fàn范

。

She is a fine example for modern women.

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

zūn遵

shǒu守

jiāo交

tōng通

guī规

fàn范

。

We must follow traffic regulations.

lǎo老

shī师

zhèng正

zài在

shì示

fàn范

rú如

hé何

cāo操

zuò作

jī机

qì器

。

The teacher is demonstrating how to operate the machine.

Zhè这

ge个

gē歌

shǒu手

de的

wǔ舞

tái台

fàn范

ér儿

tè特

bié别

zú足

。

This singer has a very strong stage presence.

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

fàn范

wéi围

xū需

yào要

míng明

què确

。

The scope of this project needs to be clear.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "fan".

藩fānfence; boundary; outlying border
樊fána railing; a fence an enclosed place
钒fánvanadium
梵fànBuddhist, Sanskrit
矾fánalum
饭fàncooked rice or food in general

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "艹".

芮ruia surname; a type of grass
著zhùmanifest; (Cant.) to wear
茨cíthatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
藩fānfence; boundary; outlying border
蓑suōrain coat made of straw, coir, etc.
苫shānrush or straw matting

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