帆 meaning and stroke order
Sail; Taiwan pr. [fan2], except 帆布[fan1 bu4] canvas
How to write 帆, stroke by stroke
6 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 帆
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- sail
- Taiwan pr. [fan2], except 帆布[fan1 bu4] canvas
- variant of 帆[fan1]
- to gallop
- Taiwan pr. [fan2]
How 帆 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Cloth.
巾 gives the meaning and 凡 hints at the sound.
Radical: 巾 (cloth), shared by 53 characters on this site.
How to remember 帆
帆 is made of 巾 (jīn, cloth) on the left and 凡 (fán) on the right. Picture a piece of cloth catching the wind on a boat, and let 凡 remind you of the sound fān.
帆 means a sail and mostly appears in compounds such as 帆船 (fānchuán, sailboat), 帆布 (fānbù, canvas) and 扬帆 (yángfān, to set sail). The idiom 一帆风顺 is a very common good wish for a trip or a new start: 祝你一帆风顺。(Zhù nǐ yīfān-fēngshùn.) I wish you smooth sailing.
Common mistake: Learners often write 凡 alone or confuse 帆 with 帜 (zhì, banner), which also has the 巾 radical. Remember that the right side of 帆 is 凡, and the tone is first tone fān in mainland Mandarin, not the second tone of 凡 (fán).
Common words with 帆
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
帆 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 帆
How many strokes are in 帆?
帆 is written with 6 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 帆 mean?
帆 (fān) means sail; Taiwan pr. [fan2], except 帆布[fan1 bu4] canvas. A common word with it is 帆船 (fānchuán), meaning "sailboat".
How do you pronounce 帆?
帆 is pronounced fān, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 帆?
The radical of 帆 is 巾, which carries the idea of "cloth". Dictionaries list 帆 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 帆?
The traditional form of 帆 is 㠶 and 颿. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 帆 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 帆 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 帆 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Why do some people pronounce 帆 as fán?
In Taiwan the standard reading is fán, with the second tone. In mainland Mandarin it is fān, and 帆布 is read fānbù in both places according to the dictionary note.
Does 帆 mean boat or sail?
Its core meaning is sail, the cloth that catches the wind. Because a sail stands for the whole vessel, it can suggest a boat in literary language, but in everyday speech you say 帆船 (fānchuán) for a sailboat.