泛 (fàn): (bound form) general, non-specific, extensive
泛 (fàn) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) general.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 乏 (phonetic). It ranks #1319 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 泛 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- (bound form) general
- non-specific
- extensive
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 泛
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泛滥 | fàn làn | to overflow |
| 泛美 | fàn měi | Pan American |
| 宽泛 | kuān fàn | wide-ranging |
| 泛舟 | fàn zhōu | to go boating |
| 泛起 | fàn qǐ | to appear |
| 泛泛而谈 | fàn fàn ér tán | to speak in general terms |
| 泛指 | fàn zhǐ | to make a general reference |
| 泛滥成灾 | fàn làn chéng zāi | lit. to flood (idiom) |
| 空泛 | kōng fàn | vague and general |
| 泛音 | fàn yīn | (music) an overtone |
| 泛自然神论 | fàn zì rán shén lùn | pandeism, theological theory that God created the Universe and became one with it |
| 泛定方程 | fàn dìng fāng chéng | universal differential equation |
| 泛民主派 | fàn mín zhǔ pài | pan-Democratic alliance (Hong Kong) |
| 泛代数 | fàn dài shù | universal algebra |
| 超泛神论 | chāo fàn shén lùn | panentheism, theological theory of God as equal to the Universe while transcending it |
泛 appears in 42 compound words: 69 as the first character, 17 as the last, and 14 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 泛 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
nodding acquaintance; acquaintance that one is not on intimate terms with
Example Sentences
站在桥上望去,泛水缓缓向东流去。
zhàn zài qiáo shǎng wàng qù , fàn shuǐ huǎn huǎn xiàng dōng liú qù .
Standing on the bridge, the water flows gently eastward.
中东局势变化对泛铨营运无影响 先进制程与矽光子研发分析需...
zhōng dōng jú shì biàn huà duì fàn 铨 yíng yùn wú yǐng xiǎng xiān jìn zhì chéng yǔ 矽 guāng zǐ yán fā fēn xī xū . . .
Changes in the situation in the Middle East have no impact on Panquan's operations, and advanced processes and silicon photonics R&D analysis need...
美国泛宇集团30年税务规划经验 可谘询
měi guó fàn yǔ jí tuán 3 0 nián shuì wù guī huá jīng yàn kě 谘 xún
30 years of tax planning experience of Pan Universe Group can be consulted
...破千亿大关!投资AI,买0052布局更广泛?
. . . pò qiān yì dà guān ! tóu zī A I , mǎi 0 0 5 2 bù jú gēng guǎng fàn ?
... Break the 100 billion mark! Invest in AI, buy 0052 with a wider layout?
饭店一晚6000 大厅却躺死蟑螂 浴巾泛黄又湿
fàn diàn yī wǎn 6 0 0 0 dà tīng què tǎng sǐ 蟑 螂 yù jīn fàn huáng yòu shī
The hotel is 6,000 a night, but the lobby is lying dead, and the bath towel is yellow and wet
美股盘前,白银概念股走强,泛美白银涨4.6%
měi gǔ pán qián , bái yín gài niàn gǔ zǒu qiáng , fàn měi bái yín zhǎng 4 . 6
Before the U.S. stock market, silver concept stocks strengthened, and Pan American silver rose 4.6%
斯宾诺莎是泛神论者。
Sībīnnuòshā shì fànshénlùn zhě.
Spinoza was a pantheist.
英语是目前在世界上使用最广泛的语言。
Yīngyǔ shì mùqián zàishì jiè shàng shǐyòng zuì guǎngfàn de yǔyán.
English is by far the most widely-spoken language in the world.
广泛的安全措施实施了。
Guǎngfàn de ānquáncuòshī shíshī le.
Broad safety measures were put into effect.
我的爱好不但广泛而且有用。
Wǒ de àihào bù dàn guǎngfàn érqiě yǒuyòng.
My hobbies are not only wide-ranging but also useful.
Character Family
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