Dong Chinese dictionary

fàn

surname Fan

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 氾 represents the sound. Simplified form of 範.

Components

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

氾 Sound component

fàn

overflow

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

fàn

pattern, model, rule, law; pattern; model; example

Fàn

surname Fan

Most common words with 范

Sources