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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- fan4
- English meanings
- violate, offend, attack, assail, work against, commit, have recurrence (of old illness), revert (to bad habit)
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 犭; right 㔾.
Meaning & sound clues
犭 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “dog”.
㔾 is identified as the sound component (xiān). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 犯.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
whatever
rebel
to gallop
float; general
edgy
measure word (events)
numerous; complicated; prosperous
to turn over
model; scope
peddle; dealer
return
food
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 侵犯
- 冒犯
- 囚犯
- 犯愁
- 犯罪
- 犯规
- 罪犯
- 触犯