Pronunciation

Characters pronounced fan.

14 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 14 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

泛 fàn to drift, float; careless, reckless 犯 fàn commit crime, violate; criminal 范 fàn surname; bee-like insect 贩 fàn natural peddler, hawker, street merchant 饭 fàn cooked rice; food, meal 凡 fán all, any, every; ordinary, common 烦 fán bother, vex, trouble; troublesome 矾 fán alum 繁 fán complicated, complex, difficult 帆 fān sail; boat 番 fān to take turns; a turn, a time; to repeat 翻 fān flip over, upset, capsize 反 fǎn reverse, opposite, contrary, anti 返 fǎn return, revert to, restore

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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