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犯
fàn
1. to violate
2. to offend
3. to assault
4. criminal
5. crime
6. to make a mistake
7. recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

犯
fàn
criminal; to violate, to commit a crime
HSK 6 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

犯错
fàncuò
to err
共犯
gòngfàn
accomplice
再犯
zàifàn
to repeat a crime
冒犯
màofàn
to offend
HSK 6
初犯
chūfàn
first offender
囚犯
qiúfàn
prisoner
女犯
nǚfàn
female offender in imperial China (old)
嫌犯
xiánfàn
criminal suspect
常犯
chángfàn
to commit (an error) often
从犯
cóngfàn
accessory to a crime
惯犯
guànfàn
recidivist
战犯
zhànfàn
war criminal
犯上
fànshàng
to offend one's superiors
犯事
fànshì
to break the law
犯人
fànrén
convict
犯傻
fànshǎ
to be foolish
犯劲
fànjìn
to become excited
犯怵
fànchù
to be afraid
犯愁
fànchóu
to worry
犯意
fànyì
criminal intent

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
766
Word Frequency Rank
1,581 of 84,292

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