范fàn
pattern, model, example; surname. 8 strokes, radical 艹, first met in HSK 3.
How to write 范
Strokes 1–3 write 艹, then strokes 4–8 write 氾.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 范 · the stroke-order rules
What 范 is made of
艹 (cǎo, grass) and 氾 (fàn, to flood).
艹 carries the meaning — plant — and 氾 carries the sound.
Words that use 范
| 规范 | standard rules, norms 大家都要遵守的标准和要求 工厂制定了详细的操作规范。The factory drew up detailed operating standard rules. Lesson 189, 质量规范与安全防范 · 工艺制造与机械生产 · Industrial Manufacturing, Engineering & Quality Control |
| 范围 | scope, range 事情涉及的界限大小 这次检查的范围包括所有车间。This inspection's scope covers every workshop. Lesson 189, 质量规范与安全防范 · 工艺制造与机械生产 · Industrial Manufacturing, Engineering & Quality Control |
| 模范 | model, exemplary figure 指值得别人学习的先进人物 他连续三年被评为劳动模范。He was named a labor model three years running. Lesson 458, 楷模垂范 · 楷模表率与地阔天长 · Exemplary Models & Vast Expanses |
| 示范 | to demonstrate 指做出样子供别人学习模仿 教练亲自做出动作示范。The coach personally demonstrated the correct movement. Lesson 483, 示范导向 · 文心雅韵与躬行敏求 · Refined Arts & Resourceful Deeds |
| 防范 | to guard against, take precautions 指事先采取措施防止危害 法治社会坚决防范各类犯罪。A society under law resolutely guarded against every kind of crime. Lesson 575, 严规自律 · 崇法明德与浩然天地 · Rule of Law, Virtue & The Noble Spirit |
More characters with the radical 艹
All 30 of them, and what the radical means, on the 艹 radical page.