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犯
Mandarin · pinyin fàn
Meanings
- to violate
- to offend
- to assault
- criminal
- crime
- to make a mistake
- recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)
Characters in this entry
- 犯
- fàn · commit crime, violate; criminal
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Mandarin tones
4 · fan4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 7 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
faan6
Cantonese word readings for 犯. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character
- to infringe on; to attack; to encroach
- to commit (crime); to violate
- criminal; offender; culprit
- to happen; to break out (usually something wrong or bad)
- to brave; to face; to withstand
- to be worth; to merit; to deserve; to be worthy of
- to oppose
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