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潘

Pān
noun #9,466

Meanings

  1. 1 Pan (surname)
  2. 2 water in which rice has been washed

Examples

潘先生是我们的新老师。
Pān xiānsheng shì wǒmen de xīn lǎoshī.
Mr. Pan is our new teacher.
她姓潘。
Tā xìng Pān.
Her surname is Pan.

Tips

history
潘 is an ancient Chinese surname. The original meaning 'rice-washing water' is rarely used today. The character combines 氵(water) and 番 (foreign/times), reflecting the washing meaning.

In Pop Culture

潘金莲 Pān Jīnlián
Pan Jinlian
infamous adulteress in Water Margin and Jin Ping Mei
潘基文 Pān Jīwén
Ban Ki-moon
former UN Secretary-General (Korean surname 반 = 潘)

Stroke Order

潘 Pān