Fàn
梵 (Fàn) is a Chinese word meaning “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”.
Meanings
- 1abbr. for 梵教[Fan4 jiao4] Brahmanism
- 2abbr. for Sanskrit 梵語|梵语[Fan4 yu3] or 梵文[Fan4 wen2]
- 3abbr. for 梵蒂岡|梵蒂冈[Fan4 di4 gang1], the Vatican
Related words
梵蒂冈the Vatican梵高Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter梵文Sanskrit梵册贝叶Sanskrit on Talipot palm leaves (idiom); Buddhist scripture梵呗(Buddhism) chanting of prayers梵哑铃violin (loanword)梵婀玲(loanword) (archaic) violin梵汉对音Sanskrit-Chinese transliteration阿梵达(loanword) avatar梵书Brahmana, ancient Hindu texts梵克雅宝Van Cleef & Arpels (French luxury jewelry company)梵刹Buddhist temple