泛 (faan3 | fan4) : flood; extensive; superficial; float

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泛

faan3

fan4

[1] [v] flood; inundate; overflow
[2] [adj] extensive; general; Pan-
[3] [adj] superficial; shallow; skin-deep
[4] [v] float; drift out; go boating
[5] [v] be suffused with (colour)

[variant] 汎

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The notion that faan6 might be a variant Cantonese reading is not substantiated by any dictionary.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

泛

This word has been viewed 3363 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Sep 2013 11:04

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泛濫 faan6 laam6 fan4 lan4 = overflow; inundate

廣泛 gwong2 faan6 guang3 fan4 = [1] extensive; [2] wide range

泛泛 faan6 faan6 fan4 fan4 = general; not deep-going; not going into detail

泛泛之交 faan6 faan6 zi1 gaau1 fan4 fan4 zhi1 jiao1 = a casual acquaintance

泛音 faan6 jam1 fan4 yin1 = overtone

泛民主派 faan6 man4 zyu2 paai3 fan4 min2 zhu3 pai4 = pan-democratic parties (Hong Kong)

泛舟 faan6 zau1 fan4 zhou1 = to go on a boat ride; boating

泛函分析 faan6 haam4 fan1 sik1 fan4 han2 fen1 xi1 = [math.] functional analysis

泛美航空 faan6 mei5 hong4 hung1 fan4 mei3 hang2 kong1 = Pan American World Airways

泛美主義 faan6 mei5 zyu2 ji6 fan4 mei3 zhu3 yi4 = Pan-Americanism

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Decimal representation of this word: 泛
Unicode code for this character: U+6cdb (off-site link)

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