泛 - fàn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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泛

fàn

Definition

to float
to be suffused with
general
extensive
non-specific
flood
pan- (prefix)

Character Decomposition

Related words (27)

泛指

fàn zhǐ

to make a general reference; to be used in a general sense

泛滥

fàn làn

to be in flood; to overflow (the banks); to inundate; to spread unchecked

泛白

fàn bái

to be suffused with white; to be discolored; to blanch

general term

to blush; to redden; flushed

to go boating

extensive reading

pantothenic acid; vitamin B5; to surge up (of acid in the stomach)

overtone; a harmonic

universal algebra

floodlight

pantheism, theological theory equating God with the Universe

泛函分析

fàn hán fēn xī

(math.) functional analysis

泛民主派

fàn mín zhǔ pài

pan-Democratic alliance (Hong Kong)

泛泛之交

fàn fàn zhī jiāo

nodding acquaintance; slight familiarity

泛泛而谈

fàn fàn ér tán

to speak in general terms

泛珠江三角

fàn zhū jiāng sān jiǎo

the Pan-Pearl river delta (economic zone including the 5 provinces around Guangzhou and Hong Kong)

泛自然神论

fàn zì rán shén lùn

pandeism, theological theory that God created the Universe and became one with it

wide-ranging

broad; wide; widely; widespread; extensive; wide range

relaxed

to float about; (of a feeling) to show on the face; (of speech, friendship etc) shallow; vague

nimble; agile

vague and general; not specific; shallow; empty

广泛影响

guǎng fàn yǐng xiǎng

wide ranging influence

超泛神论

chāo fàn shén lùn

panentheism, theological theory of God as equal to the Universe while transcending it

广泛性焦虑症

guǎng fàn xìng jiāo lǜ zhèng

generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

Idioms (3)

泛滥成灾

fàn làn chéng zāi

flood causes disaster (idiom); fig. swamped with work

学海泛舟

xué hǎi fàn zhōu

sailing on the sea of learning (idiom)

浮家泛宅

fú jiā fàn zhái

(lit.) to live on a boat; to drift from place to place (idiom)

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