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Mandarin pinyin tunes
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fān, fán, fǎn, fàn

first tune

fān

exotic; barbarian 番 fān

tomato 番茄 fān qié
exotic 番 fān	eggplant; tomato 茄 nián

ketchup 番茄醬 fān qié jiàng
tomato 番茄 fān qié	sauce 醬 jiàng

turn over 翻 fān

overturn 翻轉 fān zhuǎn
turn over 翻 fān	revolve; turn 轉 zhuǎn

Chinese characters also pronunced fān

second tune

fán

ordinary; mortal 凡 fán

ordinary; commonplace 平凡 píng fán
level 平 píng	ordinary 凡 fán

common mortal; ordinary people 凡人 fán rén
ordinary; mortal 凡 fán	people 人 rén

sail of boat 帆 fán

sailboat 帆船 fán chuán
sail of boat 帆 fán	boat 船 chuán

annoyed; vexed and worried 煩 fán

vexation; worry 煩惱 fán nǎo
vexed and worried 煩 fán	annoyed 惱 nǎo

numerous intricate 繁 fán

array of stars 繁星 fán xīng
numerous 繁 fán	star 星 xīng

traditional Chinese characters 繁體字 fán tǐ zì
intricate 繁 fán	body; type 體 tǐ	words; characters 字 zì

Chinese characters also pronunced fán

third tune

fǎn

opposite; contrary 反 fǎn

opposite; contrary 相反 xiāng fǎn
each other 相 xiāng	opposite; contrary 反 fǎn

oppose; against 反對 fǎn duì
opposite 反 fǎn	facing; counter with 對 duì

back; return 返 fǎn

return to one's hometown 返鄉 fǎn xiāng
back; return 返 fǎn	hometown 鄉 xiāng

fourth tune

fàn

violate; offend 犯 fàn

commit a crime 犯罪 fàn zuì
violate; offend 犯 fàn	crime; sin 罪 zuì

cooked rice 飯 fàn

plain cooked rice 白飯 bái fàn
white; plain 白 bái	cooked rice 飯 fàn

sell; vend 販 fàn

street vendor 小販 xiǎo fàn
little; small 小 xiǎo	sell; vend 販 fàn

example; range 範 fàn

example; exemplification 範例 fàn lì
example 範 fàn	example 例 lì

range; scope 範圍 fàn wéi
range 範 fàn	around; surround 圍 wéi

Chinese characters also pronunced fàn