• 1011th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fán (fan2)ordinary • commonplace • mundane • temporal • of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels) • every • all • whatever • altogether • gist • outline • note of Chinese musical scale

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

平凡 

Uncommon

下凡 
不凡 
凡事 
凡人 
凡是 
超凡 
阿凡达 (阿凡達)
非凡 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.