泛 Stroke Order — How to Write 泛

Stroke Order

泛 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 氵, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

泛 Radical and Character Components

Components:氵乏

泛 is a phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, while 乏 indicates the sound.

Radical: 氵 + 5 more strokes

泛 Pronunciation and Pinyin

fàn

Meanings of 泛 in Chinese

fàn泛

To float; to drift, often used in contexts like '泛舟' (fàn zhōu) meaning 'to go boating'.

在湖上泛舟是一件令人放松的事情。

Boating on the lake is a relaxing experience.

To appear or show on the surface, often referring to a color, light, or subtle emotion; to well up.

他脸上泛起了温暖的笑容。

A warm smile appeared on his face.

Superficial; not practical or thorough; vague.

他的发言过于泛泛而谈，没有提出具体的解决方案。

His speech was too superficial and general, without offering concrete solutions.

Generally; widely; broadly.

这本书内容广泛，涵盖了许多不同的领域

This book has a wide range of content, covering many different fields.

To overflow or spread out, especially referring to water.

暴雨过后，河水泛滥，淹没了农田。

After the heavy rain, the river overflowed, submerging the farmland.

Common Words and Phrases with 泛

fàn泛ài爱

Universal love or boundless love for all people.

他秉持着泛爱的精神，对周围的人都充满善意与关怀。

He upholds the spirit of universal love, treating everyone around him with kindness and care.

fàn泛cháng常

Ordinary; common.

在日常生活中，乘坐公共交通工具是一种泛常的出行方式。

In daily life, taking public transport is a common and ordinary way to travel.

fàn泛chēng称

general term

在日常生活中，我们常常用'交通工具'作为对汽车、火车、飞机等多种出行方式的泛称。

In daily life, we often use 'transportation' as a general term for various modes of travel such as cars, trains, and airplanes.

fàn泛dú读

Extensive reading, or reading widely and generally on various topics.

为了拓宽知识面，我每天都会花时间进行泛读，涉猎各种书籍。

To broaden my knowledge, I spend time every day doing extensive reading, covering various books.

fàn泛fàn泛

Superficial; general; not in-depth.

他们只是泛泛之交，不了解彼此更深层的想法。

They are just casual acquaintances and don't know each other's deeper thoughts.

fàn泛fàn泛ér而tán谈

To speak in general terms, without going into specific details.

今天的会议只是泛泛而谈，没有解决任何具体问题。

Today's meeting was merely a general discussion, failing to resolve any specific issues.

fàn泛fēi非zhōu洲zhǔ主yì义

Pan-Africanism is a movement that seeks to achieve the political unification of all African countries.

在文化领域，泛非洲主义鼓励非洲各地以及散居海外的非洲人加强相互理解和协作。

In the cultural domain, Pan-Africanism encourages people of African descent across the continent and in the diaspora to strengthen mutual understanding and collaboration.

fàn泛hūn婚

A form of marriage in some communal societies where every man is considered the husband of every woman, and vice versa.

在一些乌托邦式的社群中，人们尝试过泛婚，以期建立更紧密的社会联系。

In some utopian communities, people have experimented with panmarriage, hoping to establish closer social bonds.

fàn泛làn滥

To overflow (especially of water); to spread unchecked or uncontrollably.

垃圾食品的广告在电视上泛滥，对儿童的健康造成了潜在威胁。

Advertisements for junk food are running rampant on television, posing a potential threat to children's health.

fàn泛làn滥chéng成zāi灾

To overflow and cause disaster; used figuratively to describe something negative or harmful becoming widespread and causing great problems.

持续的暴雨导致河水水位猛涨，最终泛滥成灾，淹没了周边的农田和村庄。

The continuous heavy rain caused the river's water level to rise sharply, eventually overflowing and becoming a disaster, submerging the surrounding farmland and villages.

fàn泛lùn论

to discuss broadly or generally

这本书只是对这个复杂的主题进行了泛论，没有深入探讨具体的细节。

This book only provides a general discussion on this complex topic, without delving into specific details.

fàn泛shén神lùn论

Pantheism is a philosophical and religious doctrine that identifies God with the universe, or regards the universe as a manifestation of God rather than a separate creator.