懂中文 Dong Chinese

梵

fàn

Buddhist

Phonosemantic compound. 林 represents the meaning and 凡 represents the sound.

Components
林 meaning component

林  Meaning component

lín

  

forest

凡 sound component

凡  Sound component

fán

  

all

Evolution

梵 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
梵 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

梵  

fàn

Buddhist, Sanskrit

梵  

Fàn

abbr. for 梵教[Fàn​jiào] Brahmanism; abbr. for Sanskrit 梵語|梵语[Fàn​yǔ] or 梵文[Fàn​wén]; abbr. for 梵蒂岡|梵蒂冈[Fàn​dì​gāng], the Vatican

Most common words with 梵
Freq.
Word
Meaning

梵

abbr. for 梵教[Fàn​jiào] Brahmanism

梵蒂冈

Vatican City

梵高

Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter

梵文

Sanskrit

梵蒂冈城

Vatican City, capital of Holy See