繙 (fān) - To turn over & to flip through pages
繙 · fān
To turn over;
to flip through pages;
to translate;
to interpret;
to rummage through.
To turn overto flip through pagesto translate
Usage highlights
To translateTo flip throughTo rummage throughTo turn over pagesTo interpretTo search through
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He flipped through the book (繙閱書籍).
- She is translating ancient texts (繙譯古文).
- They rummaged through old documents (繙查舊文件).
- The wind turned over the pages (風繙書頁).
Collocations
- To translate(繙譯)
- To flip through(繙閱)
- To rummage through(繙查)
- To turn over pages(繙頁)
- To interpret(繙解)
- To search through(繙尋)
Idioms
- To toss and turn(繙來覆去)
- To overturn heaven and earth(繙天覆地)
- To overturn a verdict(繙案)
Cultural background
FAQ- Historically associated with scholarly activities like translating and studying texts.
- Used in Buddhist contexts for translating sutras from Sanskrit to Chinese.
- The character appears in classical literature describing the action of searching through documents or turning pages.