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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- fan1
- English meanings
- to turn over, to flip over, to overturn, to rummage through, to translate, to decode, to double, to climb over or into, to cross, variant of 翻[fan1]
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 番; right 羽.
Meaning & sound clues
羽 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “wings”.
番 is identified as the sound component (fān). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 翻.
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
offend
measure word (events)
numerous; complicated; prosperous
model; scope
peddle; dealer
return
food
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 推翻
- 翻天覆地
- 翻来覆去
- 翻番
- 翻译