梵
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abbr. for 梵教[Fan4 jiao4] Brahmanism; abbr. for Sanskrit 梵語|梵语[Fan4 yu3] or 梵文[Fan4 wen2]; abbr. for 梵蒂岡|梵蒂冈[Fan4 di4 gang1], the Vatican
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How 梵 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
林 (semantic, “forest”) + 凡 (phonetic, fán)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 凡
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 凡 (fán) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凡 sound component | fán | any, every, all; common, ordinary |
| 凤 | fèng | male phoenix; symbol of joy |
| 帆 | fān | boat; to sail |
| 矾 | fán | alum |
| 凫 | fú | wild duck; teal; swim |
| 钒 | fán | vanadium |
Words containing 梵
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 梵汉对音 | fàn hàn duì yīn | Sanskrit-Chinese transliteration |
| 梵克雅宝 | Fàn kè yǎ bǎo | Van Cleef & Arpels (French luxury jewelry company) |
| 阿梵达 | ā fàn dá | (loanword) avatar |
| 梵天 | Fàn tiān | Nirvana (in Buddhist scripture); Lord Brahma (the Hindu Creator) |
| 梵高 | Fàn gāo | Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter; also pr. [Fan2gao1] |
| 梵文 | Fàn wén | Sanskrit |
| 梵语 | Fàn yǔ | Sanskrit (language) |
| 梵册贝叶 | fàn cè bèi yè | Sanskrit on Talipot palm leaves (idiom); Buddhist scripture |
| 梵书 | Fàn shū | Brahmana, ancient Hindu texts |
| 梵教 | Fàn jiào | Brahmanism |
| 梵蒂冈城 | Fàn dì gāng chéng | Vatican City, capital of Holy See |
| 梵谷 | Fàn gǔ | (Tw) Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter; also pr. [Fan2gu3] |
| 梵帝冈 | Fàn dì gāng | variant of 梵蒂岡|梵蒂冈[Fan4 di4 gang1] |
| 梵蒂冈 | Fàn dì gāng | the Vatican |
| 梵哑铃 | fàn yǎ líng | violin (loanword) |
| 梵刹 | Fàn chà | Buddhist temple; monastery |
| 梵谛冈 | Fàn dì gāng | variant of 梵蒂岡|梵蒂冈[Fan4 di4 gang1] |
| 梵婀玲 | fàn ē líng | (loanword) (archaic) violin |
| 梵呗 | fàn bài | (Buddhism) chanting of prayers |