Dong Chinese dictionary

fàn

overflow

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 𢎘 represents the sound.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

𢎘 Sound component

hàn

flower bud

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 𢎘 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

fàn

overflow, flood, inundate

fàn

variant of 泛[fàn]

Most common words with 氾

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Sources