梵 meaning and stroke order
Buddhist, Sanskrit
How to write 梵, stroke by stroke
11 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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How 梵 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Forest.
林 gives the meaning and 凡 hints at the sound.
Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.
How to remember 梵
梵 is a forest 林 (lín) on top of 凡 (fán), which gives the sound. Picture monks chanting sutras in a quiet forest, and the sound fán floats up through the trees.
梵 appears mostly in words linked to Buddhism, Sanskrit, and India, and it is rarely used alone. Common words include 梵文 (fànwén, Sanskrit) and 梵语 (fànyǔ, Sanskrit language). Example: 这本经书是用梵文写的。(Zhè běn jīngshū shì yòng fànwén xiě de.) This sutra is written in Sanskrit.
Common mistake: Learners often read 梵 as fán because the phonetic 凡 is second tone, but 梵 is fourth tone, fàn. Also do not confuse it with 焚 (fén, to burn), which has 火 under 林 instead of 凡.
梵 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 梵
How many strokes are in 梵?
梵 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 梵 mean?
梵 (fàn) means Buddhist, Sanskrit.
How do you pronounce 梵?
梵 is pronounced fàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 梵?
The radical of 梵 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 梵 under this radical.
Why is the Vatican called 梵蒂冈 in Chinese?
梵蒂冈 (Fàndìgāng) is a sound transliteration of Vatican. Here 梵 is chosen for its sound and has nothing to do with Buddhism.
What does 梵高 mean?
梵高 (Fàngāo) is the common Chinese name for the painter Van Gogh. Like 梵蒂冈, it uses 梵 only for its sound.