范 (fàn): pattern, model, example
范 (fàn) is a Chinese character meaning “pattern.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 氾 (phonetic). It ranks #705 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 范 plant. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- pattern
- model
- example
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 范
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 范围noun | fàn wéi | range | 5 |
| 示范verb | shì fàn | to demonstrate | 6 |
| 规范noun/adjective/verb | guī fàn | norm | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 模范noun | mó fàn | model |
| 防范verb | fáng fàn | to be on guard |
| 典范noun | diǎn fàn | model |
| 风范noun | fēng fàn | air |
| 范畴noun | fàn chóu | category |
| 就范verb | jiù fàn | to submit |
| 范儿noun | fàn r | (coll.) style |
| 范思哲 | fàn sī zhé | Versace (fashion designer) |
| 范例noun | fàn lì | example |
| 范本noun | fàn běn | model (example worthy of being imitated) |
| 范式noun | fàn shì | paradigm |
| 规范化verb | guī fàn huà | to standardize |
| 劳动模范noun | láo dòng mó fàn | model worker |
| 师范大学noun | shī fàn dà xué | normal university |
| 范德格拉夫起电机 | fàn dé gé lā fū qǐ diàn jī | Van de Graaff generator |
范 appears in 56 compound words: 45 as the first character, 30 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 范 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
范字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。
fàn zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
The character "范" may be difficult to write, but its meaning is quite interesting.
44岁范冰冰大晒贺年相贵气逼人 超巨型红宝石手鈪...
4 4 suì fàn bīng bīng dà shài hè nián xiāng guì qì bī rén chāo jù xíng hóng bǎo shí shǒu 鈪 . . .
44-year-old Fan Bingbing showed off his New Year's celebration and was overwhelmingly expensive, with a super giant ruby bracelet...
范式智能(06682.HK)澄清AI替代传...
fàn shì zhì néng ( 0 6 6 8 2 . H K ) chéng qīng A I tì dài chuán . . .
Paradigm Intelligence (06682.HK) clarifies that AI alternatives are transmitted...
《港楼》上水云向示范单位料最快周内开放予VIP率先参观
gǎng lóu shàng shuǐ yún xiàng shì fàn dān wèi liào zuì kuài zhōu nèi kāi fàng yú V I P lǜ xiān cān guàn
The "Harbour Building" Sheung Shui Yun is expected to open to VIPs for first visit as soon as this week
美国波士顿台裔市长 法律人从政典范
měi guó bō shì dùn tái yì shì cháng fǎ lǜ rén cóng zhèng diǎn fàn
Taiwanese mayor of Boston, USA, a model of lawyer politics
范明政总理:春节假期后首个工作日必须迅速投...
fàn míng zhèng zǒng lǐ : chūn jié jiǎ qī hòu shǒu gè gōng zuò rì bì xū xùn sù tóu . . .
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh: The first working day after the Spring Festival holiday must be quickly invested...
学生不得在校园范围内吸烟。
Xuésheng bù dé zài xiàoyuán fànwéi nèi xīyān.
Students are forbidden to smoke on the school grounds.
他试图扩大自己的势力范围。
Tā shìtú kuòdà zìjǐ de shìli fànwéi.
He tried to enlarge his sphere of influence.
您可以示范一下吗?
Nín kěyǐ shìfàn yīxià ma?
Can you demonstrate it?
这超出了我的想像范围。
Zhè chāochū le wǒ de xiǎngxiàng fànwéi.
This is beyond the scope of my imagination.
Character Family
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