范 fàn example
example; pattern; model; surname
How to remember 范: 艹 grass + 氾 overflow = example. Her thick grass keeps the rain from making the pond overflow, and now the whole street takes her garden as an example.
Component breakdown
范 = 艹 grass + 氾 overflow
- 艹 grass
- 氾 overflow
Her thick grass keeps the rain from making the pond overflow, and now the whole street takes her garden as an example.
How it is used
- 范 is bound, meaning a model or pattern to follow, and also a common surname (Fàn).
- 范围 fànwéi (scope/range) is the highest-frequency word: 超出范围 (chāochū fànwéi) - beyond the scope.
- 示范 shìfàn (to demonstrate) and 规范 guīfàn (norm/standard, also 'to standardize' as a verb) are common in teaching and business Chinese.
- 师范 shīfàn appears in 师范大学 (shīfàn dàxué), 'Normal University' - a teacher-training college, a fixed institutional term learners often puzzle over.