Chinese name syllable
Syllable Fan
- 凡ordinary; every
- 帆sail
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- F
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Mandarin (pinyin)
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters凡帆
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Fan in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Fan is a Chinese name syllable from Cantonese and Mandarin; the character 凡 means 'ordinary; every', but the meaning depends on the character chosen.
Possible characters for Fan
This spelling is common in Cantonese and Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 凡
ordinary; every
Cantonese faan4 / Mandarin fán
- 帆
sail
Cantonese faan4 / Mandarin fān
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Fan
Fan is a syllable in Chinese names, usually spelled from the Cantonese faan4 and Mandarin fán/fān reading. Characters with this reading include 凡 ('ordinary; every') and 帆 ('sail'). The actual meaning depends on the character the family chose.
| Romanization | Cantonese, Mandarin (pinyin) |
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Chinese names with the syllable Fan
Sources
- MDBG: 凡 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 凡 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 帆 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 帆 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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