• 3270th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 14 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fàn (Fan4)abbr. for 梵教[Fan4 jiao4] Brahmanism • abbr. for Sanskrit 梵語|梵语[Fan4 yu3] or 梵文[fan4 wen2] • abbr. for 梵蒂岡|梵蒂冈[Fan4 di4 gang1], the Vatican

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

梵蒂冈 (梵蒂岡)

Uncommon

梵天 
梵文 
梵蒂冈城 (梵蒂岡城)
梵语 (梵語)

RareShow 9

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.