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Meaning of 幡

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Pinyin: fān
English Definition: banner
Chinese Definition:
①(幡然)同“翻然”。
②用竹竿等挑起来直着挂的长条形旗子。[合]幡布(抹布。)
Total strokes: 15; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (cloth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ jīn ] cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
    • [ fān ] to take turns, to repeat; to sow; a turn
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Example Words
幡然 fān rán suddenly and completely (realize, change one's strategy etc)
经幡 jīng fān Tibetan prayer flag
幡然改图 fān rán gǎi to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
More:幡* | *幡 | *幡*
Example Sentences
1
Another said: without the streamers flying, how did you know the wind blow?
2
They may revere it by making offerings of various flowers, paste incense, powdered incense, stick incense, flower garlands, necklaces, banners, canopies , and music.
3
Bhiksuni Miaoxin said: since neither wind blowing nor streamers flying, how does mind fly?
4
The sons carry banners, Vaisravana's stupa and his bow.
5
Finally, all three of these banners show a selvedge on the lower end.