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梵
Fàn
1. abbr. for [[梵教<Fànjiào>]] Brahmanism
2. abbr. for Sanskrit [[梵語|梵语<Fànyǔ>]] or [[梵文<Fànwén>]]
3. abbr. for [[梵蒂岡|梵蒂冈<Fàndìgāng>]], the Vatican
Common • Top 7% ✏️ 11 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

梵
fàn
Buddhist, Sanskrit
11 丶

Compound Words (16)

梵刹
Fànchà
Buddhist temple
梵呗
fànbài
chanting of prayers (Buddhism)
梵天
Fàntiān
Nirvana (in Buddhist scripture)
梵教
Fànjiào
Brahmanism
梵文
Fànwén
Sanskrit
梵书
Fànshū
Brahmana, ancient Hindu texts
梵语
Fànyǔ
Sanskrit (language)
梵高
FánGāo
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter
梵哑铃
fànyǎlíng
violin (loanword)
梵帝冈
Fàndìgāng
the Vatican
梵蒂冈
Fàndìgāng
Vatican City
梵谛冈
Fàndìgāng
Vatican
阿梵达
āfàndá
avatar (loanword)
梵册贝叶
fàncèbèiyè
Sanskrit on Talipot palm leaves (idiom); Buddhist scripture
梵汉对音
fànhànduìyīn
Sanskrit-Chinese transliteration
梵蒂冈城
Fàndìgāngchéng
Vatican City, capital of Holy See

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,275
Word Frequency Rank
5,775 of 84,292

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