Chinese Word: 帆 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

帆 (Trad.: 颿)HSK 6

Pinyin: fān

English Definition: to gallop; Taiwan pr. [fan2]; variant of 帆 [fan1]; sail; Taiwan pr. [fan2], except 帆布 [fan1 bu4] canvas

Chinese Definition:
①利用风力使船前进的布篷：帆船。帆樯。帆板。

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 巾

Pictophonetic:凡 indicates the sound; 巾 (cloth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 巾 [ jīn ] cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
- 凡 [ fán ] any, every, all; common, ordinary

Similar Characters: 軓虮

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一帆风顺HSK 6	yī fān fēng shùn	propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom); plain sailing; to go smoothly; have a nice trip!
帆船	fān chuán	sailboat
帆布	fān bù	canvas; sailcloth
风帆	fēng fān	sail; sailing boat
扬帆	yáng fān	to set sail

1		bǎi lǐ 百里 jiāng miàn 江面， qiān fān jìng fā 千帆竞发。 A thousand boats set sail on a long stretch of the river.
2		tā 他 de 的 fān bù xié 帆布鞋 shì 是 qiǎn lán sè 浅蓝色 de 的。 His canvas shoes are light blue.
3		mǎ tóu 码头 shàng 上 tíng zhe 停着 yī 一 sōu 艘 gǔ lǎo 古老 de 的 mù zhì 木质 fān chuán 帆船。 An old wooden sailing boat was moored at the pier.