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fān
HSK 4freq #1378

Meanings

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fān
  1. 1.variant of 翻[fān]
fān
  1. 1.to turn over
  2. 2.to flip over
  3. 3.to overturn
  4. 4.to rummage through
  5. 5.to translate
  6. 6.to decode
  7. 7.to double
  8. 8.to climb over or into
  9. 9.to cross

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to fly; to circle in the air; to soar; to flutter
  2. 2.to flip over; to turn over; to reverse; to toss
  3. 3.to climb over or into; to cross over
  4. 4.to rummage through; to look through
  5. 5.to leaf through; to scan
  6. 6.to change
  7. 7.to overturn
  8. 8.to translate; to interpret
  9. 9.to fall out; to cease to be on friendly terms
  10. 10.to multiply
  11. 11.to vomit
  12. 12.to spill

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *pʰan): phonetic 番 (OC *paːl, *paːls, *pʰaːn, *pʰan, *ban) + semantic 羽 (“wings”) – to flutter.

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