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凡
fán
1. ordinary
2. commonplace
3. mundane
4. temporal
5. of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels)
6. every
7. all
8. whatever
9. altogether
10. gist
11. outline
12. note of Chinese musical scale
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 3 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

凡
fán
any, every, all; common, ordinary
HSK 6 3 丶

Compound Words (20)

非凡
fēifán
out of the ordinary
不凡
bùfán
out of the ordinary
伊凡
Yīfán
Ivan (Russian name)
凡事
fánshì
everything
凡人
fánrén
ordinary person
凡例
fánlì
notes on the use of a book
凡俗
fánsú
lay (as opposed to clergy)
凡尘
fánchén
mundane world (in religious context)
凡夫
fánfū
common person
凡庸
fányōng
ordinary
凡心
fánxīn
reluctance to leave this world
凡是
fánshì
each and every
HSK 6
凡百
fánbǎi
all
凡近
fánjìn
with little learning
凡间
fánjiān
the secular world
凡响
fánxiǎng
ordinary tones
凡高
FánGāo
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter
大凡
dàfán
generally
平凡
píngfán
commonplace
HSK 6
举凡
jǔfán
such things as ...

Alternate Entries

凡
fán
variant of [[凡<fán>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,012
Word Frequency Rank
2,249 of 84,292