梵
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abbr. for 梵教[Fan4 jiao4] Brahmanism; abbr. for Sanskrit 梵語|梵语[Fan4 yu3] or 梵文[Fan4 wen2]; abbr. for 梵蒂岡|梵蒂冈[Fan4 di4 gang1], the Vatican
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 木 +7
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 梵
- Common rank
- #2,503
- Unicode
- U+68B5
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Formation & memory
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Words with 梵
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 梵汉对音 | Sanskrit-Chinese transliteration | |
| 梵克雅宝 | Van Cleef & Arpels (French luxury jewelry company) | |
| 阿梵达 | (loanword) avatar | |
| 梵天 | Nirvana (in Buddhist scripture); Lord Brahma (the Hindu Creator) | |
| 梵高 | Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter; also pr. [Fan2gao1] | |
| 梵文 | Sanskrit | |
| 梵语 | Sanskrit (language) | |
| 梵册贝叶 | Sanskrit on Talipot palm leaves (idiom); Buddhist scripture | |
| 梵书 | Brahmana, ancient Hindu texts | |
| 梵教 | Brahmanism | |
| 梵蒂冈城 | Vatican City, capital of Holy See | |
| 梵谷 | (Tw) Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter; also pr. [Fan2gu3] | |
| 梵帝冈 | variant of 梵蒂岡|梵蒂冈[Fan4 di4 gang1] | |
| 梵蒂冈 | the Vatican | |
| 梵哑铃 | violin (loanword) | |
| 梵刹 | Buddhist temple; monastery | |
| 梵谛冈 | variant of 梵蒂岡|梵蒂冈[Fan4 di4 gang1] | |
| 梵婀玲 | (loanword) (archaic) violin | |
| 梵呗 | (Buddhism) chanting of prayers |
Sound family
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