fán

  1. fán adjective ordinary; common
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 平常 (Guoyu '凡' adj 1; Unihan '凡')
  2. fán noun the ordinary world
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 尘世间 (Guoyu '凡' n 2)
  3. fán noun an outline
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 刚要 (Guoyu '凡' n 1)
  4. fán adjective secular
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 世俗 (Guoyu '凡' adj 2)
  5. fán adverb all
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 凡 is synonymous with 一切 in this sense. Usually, used to introduce a noun phrase in Literary Chinese. For example, 則凡可以得生者,何不用也? 'why should he not use every means by which he could preserve it [life]?' (Mengzi: 11.10/59/27; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 127; Unihan '凡')
  6. fán adverb altogether; in sum; in all; in total
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 凡 is synonymous with 总共 in this sense (Guoyu '凡' adv 1)
  7. fán noun ordinary people
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 凡人 in this sense in Literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 127).

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