ordinary / commonplace / mundane / temporal / of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels) / every / all / whatever / altogether / gist / outline / note of Chinese musical scale

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 凡高, van Gogh.

Van Gogh (凡) is just about to turn an ordinary (凡) Frankenstein's Monster (f) into a superior being in the anthill's kitchen (an2). Frankenstein's Monster is lying on a normal (凡) table (几), while Van Gogh is body painting him using a petal leaf (丶) as brush.
variant of 凡[fan2]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 凡高, van Gogh.

Van Gogh (凡) is just about to turn an ordinary (凡) Frankenstein's Monster (f) into a superior being in the anthill's kitchen (an2). Frankenstein's Monster is lying on a normal (凡) table (几), while Van Gogh is body painting him using a petal leaf (丶) as brush.

凡 character breakdown

"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]

This character shall be represented by a petal (丶) when appearing in other characters.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is napping in the space station's living room (Ø3) and hugging a petal (丶).
small table

Joan of Arc (ji) is sitting at a small table (几) in front of the space station (Ø1) and reading her Bible, waiting for a message from God.
almost
how much / how many / several / a few

Characters with 凡 as component

secure / solid

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a padlock is both secure and solid.

Although it is forbidden, van Gogh (凡) created a new piece of art by securing (巩) steel beams (工) to the rocks inside of the engine ((e)ng3) using padlocks (巩). Gitta Giraffe, who is to care about engine tries to remove the piece, but it is very solid (巩).
Character component without intrinsic meaning

𣎆 = + + + : Mnemonic symbol: a shorthair cat. Van Gogh (凡) wants to paint a second version of his café terrace in the outhouse's bathroom (o4). He has Lenny Lemur sit on a tombstone (亡) (in lieu of a table) eating a mandarin (口) while the moon (月) shines its light on him. As he is almost finished the shorthair cat (𣎆) which was watching all along strolls through the oil colors and all over the painting, ruining the whole thing.
variant of 泛[fan4]

= + : Frankenstein's Monster (f) knocked over a magic water bottle (氵) which is never emptying, so it is flooding (泛) the whole anthill, especially the bathroom (an4) in which he is. Frankenstein's Monster was able to climb on a futon (乏) and is now floating (泛) on the water.
sail / Taiwan pr. [fan2], except 帆布[fan1 bu4] canvas

= + : Van Gogh (凡) wants to go sailing in front of the anthill (an1). He is standing on Frankenstein's Monster (f) who is lying flat on the ground. His plan is to set his towel (巾) and start sailing (帆) when the tide is high enough.
variant of 帆[fan1]

= + : Van Gogh (凡) wants to go sailing in front of the anthill (an1). He is standing on Frankenstein's Monster (f) who is lying flat on the ground. His plan is to set his towel (巾) and start sailing (帆) when the tide is high enough.
to gallop / Taiwan pr. [fan2] / variant of 帆[fan1]

= + : Van Gogh (凡) wants to go sailing in front of the anthill (an1). He is standing on Frankenstein's Monster (f) who is lying flat on the ground. His plan is to set his towel (巾) and start sailing (帆) when the tide is high enough.
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
alum
vanadium (chemistry)
luxuriant growth
erroneous variant of 帆[fan1]

Words with 凡

Ivan (Russian name)
out of the ordinary / out of the common run
to descend to the world (of immortals)
lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding / brilliant / out of the common run
every single / as long as
Jules Verne (1828-1905), French novelist specializing in science fiction and adventure stories
notes on the use of a book / guide to the reader
mundane world (in religious context) / this mortal coil
one can't tell how many / numerous similar cases
marvelous / marvelously

Sentences with 凡

凡 currently does not appear in any sentence.