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凡

fán

HSK 6 Character

What 凡 means

1. ordinary
2. commonplace
3. mundane
4. temporal
5. of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels)
6. every
7. all
8. whatever
9. altogether
10. gist
11. outline
12. note of Chinese musical scale

Other readings

凡 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• fánvariant of {凡|fán}

Example sentences

• 凡事豫则立。
  Forewarned is forearmed.
• 凡事都会改变。
  Fánshì dōu huì gǎibiàn.
  Change is the only constant.
• 他的智慧非凡。
  Tā de zhìhuì fēifán.
  He is remarkable for his wisdom.
• 此剑际遇不凡。
  Cǐ jiàn jìyù bù fán.
  This sword has a strange history.
• 伊凡搜寻莉玛。
  Ivan searched for Rima.
• 凡人皆有得意时。
  Fánrén jiē yǒu déyì shí.
  Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

Words starting with 凡

• 凡是fán shìeach and every; every; all; any
• 凡事fán shìeverything
• 凡人fán rénordinary person; mortal; earthling
• 凡高Fán gāoVincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter
• 凡间fán jiānthe secular world
• 凡夫俗子fán fū sú zǐcommon people; ordinary folk
• 凡尔赛宫Fán ěr sài Gōngthe Palace of Versailles, France
• 凡尔赛Fán ěr sàiVersailles (near Paris); (slang) to humblebrag; ostensibly modest, but in fact boastful
• 凡例fán lìnotes on the use of a book; guide to the reader
• 凡夫fán fūcommon person; ordinary guy; mortal man
• 凡心fán xīnreluctance to leave this world; heart set on the mundane
• 凡近fán jìnwith little learning
• 凡响fán xiǎngordinary tones; everyday harmony; common chord
• 凡士林fán shì lín(loanword) vaseline
• 凡士通Fán shì tōngFirestone (Tire and Rubber Company)
• 凡尔丁fán ěr dīnga type of plain-woven woolen fabric that is thin, stiff and smooth
• 凡立水fán lì shuǐ(loanword) varnish
• 凡赛斯Fán sài sīVersace (fashion brand) (Tw)
• 凡得瓦力Fán dé wǎ lì(molecular physics) van der Waals force
• 凡尔赛文学Fán ěr sài wén xué(slang) social media post whose purpose is to humblebrag
• 凡俗fán súlay (as opposed to clergy); ordinary; commonplace
• 凡尘fán chénmundane world (in religious context); this mortal coil
• 凡庸fán yōngordinary; mediocre
• 凡百fán bǎiall; everything; the whole

Words containing 凡

• 平凡píng fáncommonplace; ordinary; mediocre
• 非凡fēi fánout of the ordinary; unusually (good, talented etc)
• 不凡bù fánextraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
• 伊凡Yī fánIvan (Russian name)
• 阿凡提Ā fán títhe Effendi (Nasreddin), the hero of folk tales of the Muslim world, known for his wisdom…
• 但凡dàn fánevery single; as long as
• 大凡dà fángenerally; in general
• 超凡chāo fánout of the ordinary; exceedingly (good)
• 下凡xià fán(of immortals) to descend to the human world
• 不同凡响bù tóng fán xiǎnglit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding; brilliant; out of the common run
• 自命不凡zì mìng bù fánto think too much of oneself; self-important; arrogant
• 举凡jǔ fánsuch things as ...; examples including ... (etc); without exception
• 不平凡bù píng fánmarvelous; marvelously
• 阿凡达Ā fán dáAvatar (movie)
• 不知凡几bù zhī fán jǐone can't tell how many; numerous similar cases
• 席凡宁根Xí fán níng gēnScheveningen, resort in Den Haag (The Hague), Netherlands
• 非同凡响fēi tóng fán xiǎngout of the ordinary
• 肉眼凡胎ròu yǎn fán tāiignoramus (idiom)
• 砷凡纳明shēn fán nà míngarsphenamine
• 胂凡纳明shèn fán nà míngarsphenamine
• 诸凡百事zhū fán bǎi shìeverything
• 儒勒·凡尔纳Rú lè · Fán ěr nàJules Verne (1828-1905), French novelist specializing in science fiction and adventure…
• 斯特凡诺普洛斯Sī tè fán nuò pǔ luò sīStephanopoulos (e.g. former Clinton aide George Stephanopoulos)

Characters that look like 凡

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 儿érchild; son
• 几jǐhow many; how much; several; a few
• 厄èdistressed
• 扎zhāto prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; mug or jug used for serving beer…
• 丸wánball; pellet; pill
• 九jiǔnine; 9

Sounds the same

Read fán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 烦to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble
• 繁complicated; many; in great numbers
• 樊(literary) fence
• 蕃luxuriant; flourishing; to reproduce
• 矾alum
• 燔burn; to roast meat for sacrifice
• 钒vanadium (chemistry)
• 笲osier basket of brides
• 氾used in given names and as a surname
• 籵dm
• 璠(gem)
• 蹯paws of animal