泛 [－]

Jyutping faan3
Pinyin fá

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, historical, obsolete
    ^‡ The sound of water.

泛 [－]

Jyutping faan3
Pinyin fěng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    to be destroyed; to be defeated; to fall
  2. character, obsolete
    to turn over; to topple over

泛 [－]

Jyutping faan6
Pinyin fàn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    冇​咩​特別​；​普通​；​平凡
    average; ordinary
    • 泛泛之輩
      泛泛之辈
      faan6 faan6 zi1 bui3
      average joe
    • 泛泛之交
      泛泛之交
      faan6 faan6 zi1 gaau1
      casual friend; nodding acquaintance
  2. 語素
    範圍廣​、​大​；​判斷​標準​寬​鬆
    broad; general
    • 廣泛
      广泛
      gwong2 faan6
      broad
    • 泛指
      泛指
      faan6 zi2
      to mean generally; to make a general reference; in a broad sense; in general
    • 泛民
      泛民
      faan6 man4
      pan-democratic camp; pan-democrats

泛 [－]

Jyutping fung3
Pinyin fàn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. an alternative form for 覂, to throw a rider

泛 [－]

Jyutping fung2
Pinyin fàn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. an alternative form for 覂, to throw a rider

泛 [－]

Jyutping faan3
Pinyin fàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (bound form) general
  2. non-specific
  3. extensive
  4. pan-
  5. to flood
  6. (literary) to float about
  7. to be suffused with (a color, emotion, odor etc)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to float/to be suffused with/general/extensive/non-specific/flood/pan- (prefix)/to drift/careless/reckless/to be suffused with (colour)/superficial/shallow
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to flood; to overflow
  2. character, obsolete
    to float on water; to drift
  3. character
    superficial; non-specific
  4. character, obsolete
    careless; reckless
  5. character
    to spread out; to be suffused with
  6. character
    extensive; general; pan-
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. to drift, float
  2. careless, reckless
  3. Cangjie Input
    EHIO
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级汉字表 #60
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    互联网的广泛应用使新一代的年轻人诞生了。
    互聯網的廣泛應用使新一代的年輕人誕生了。
    hù lián wǎng de guǎng fàn yìng yòng shǐ xīn yī dài de nián qīng rén dàn shēng le 。
    • The proliferation of Internet usage has given birth to a new generation of young people.
  2. Mandarin
    英语是目前在世界上使用最广泛的语言。
    英語是目前在世界上使用最廣泛的語言。
    yīng yǔ shì mù qián zài shì jiè shàng shǐ yòng zuì guǎng fàn de yǔ yán 。
    • English is by far the most widely-spoken language in the world.
  3. Mandarin
    广泛的安全措施实施了。
    廣泛的安全措施實施了。
    guǎng fàn de ān quán cuò shī shí shī le 。
    • Broad safety measures were put into effect.
  4. Mandarin
    甚至在这些国家以外，英语也许比其他任何语言更广泛地被使用来当作国际交流的媒介。
    甚至在這些國家以外，英語也許比其他任何語言更廣泛地被使用來當作國際交流的媒介。
    shèn zhì zài zhè xiē guó jiā yǐ wài ， yīng yǔ yě xǔ bǐ qí tā rèn hé yǔ yán gèng guǎng fàn dì bèi shǐ yòng lái dàng zuò guó jì jiāo liú de méi jiè 。
    • And even outside these nations, English is perhaps more widely used as a medium of international communication than any other language.
  5. Mandarin
    我的爱好不但广泛而且有用。
    我的愛好不但廣泛而且有用。
    wǒ de ài hào bù dàn guǎng fàn ér qiě yǒu yòng 。
    • My hobbies are not only wide-ranging but also useful.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    湖面泛起阵阵涟漪。
    湖面泛起陣陣漣漪。
    wu4 min2 faan6 hei2 zan6 zan6 lin4 ji2.
    • Ripples spread across the lake.
  2. Cantonese
    饭局老契 - 妓女嘅泛泛之交
    飯局老契 - 妓女嘅泛泛之交
    yue:飯局老契 - 妓女嘅泛泛之交
    • a general customer who only meet the prostitute in the dining table
  3. Cantonese
    佢份人系点我真系答你唔到，我同佢只系泛泛之交嚟㗎咋。
    佢份人係點我真係答你唔到，我同佢只係泛泛之交嚟㗎咋。
    keoi5 fan6 jan4 hai6 dim2 ngo5 zan1 hai6 daap3 nei5 m4 dou2, ngo5 tung4 keoi5 zi2 hai6 faan6 faan6 zi1 gaau1 lai4 gaa3 zaa3.
    • As for what kind of person he is, I really couldn't say. He and I are just nodding acquaintances.
  4. Cantonese
    广泛性焦虑症
    廣泛性焦慮症
    gwong2 faan6 sing3 ziu1 leoi6 zing3
    • generalised anxiety disorder
  5. Cantonese
    呢区居民多数都系泛民主派嘅基本盘。
    呢區居民多數都係泛民主派嘅基本盤。
    nei1 keoi1 geoi1 man4 do1 sou3 dou1 hai6 faan3 man4 zyu2 paai1 ge3 gei1 bun2 pun2.
    • Residents in this area are mostly supporters of the pro-democracy camp.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    泛泛之交
    泛泛之交
    fàn fàn zhī jiāo
    • acquaintance
    • nodding acquaintance
  2. Mandarin
    冰凉的水在船边泛起泡沫。
    冰涼的水在船邊泛起泡沫。
    bīng liáng de shuǐ zài chuán biān fàn qǐ pào mò ．
    • The icy cold water foamed over the side of the boat.
  3. Mandarin
    他们一方面授予你广泛的权力——或者至少他们说要这样做，一方面又在你工作中最重要而且你又最为关注的领域鸡蛋里挑骨头，令你无所适从。
    他們一方面授予你廣泛的權力——或者至少他們説要這樣做，一方面又在你工作中最重要而且你又最為關注的領域雞蛋裏挑骨頭，令你無所適從。
    tā men yī fāng miàn shòu yǔ nǐ guǎng fàn de quán lì — huò zhě zhì shào tā men shuō yào zhè yàng zuò ， yī fāng miàn yòu zài nǐ gōng zuò zhōng zuì zhòng yào ér qiě nǐ yòu zuì wéi guān zhù de lǐng yù jī dàn li tiǎo gǔ tou ， lìng nǐ wú suǒ shì cóng ．
    • On the one hand, they grant you extensive power—or at least they say that they want to do that; on the other hand, they nitpick at the area most important in your work, the one that you pay most attention to, causing you to be at a loss of what to do.
  4. Mandarin
    他只是泛泛而谈，没有细说。
    他只是泛泛而談，沒有細説。
    tā zhǐ shì fàn fà né r5 tán ， méi yǒu xì shuō ．
    • He only spoke in generalities; he didn't go into detail.
  5. Mandarin
    2009泛北部湾经济合作论坛受到国际金融界的高度关注。
    2009泛北部灣經濟合作論壇受到國際金融界的高度關注。
    ２００９ fàn běi bù wān jīng jì hé zuò lùn tán shòu dào guó jì jīn róng jiè de gāo dù guān zhù ．
    • The 2009 Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation Forum sparked the interest of international finance circles.