凡
fán
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; variant of 凡[fan2]
table (几) + object (丶) = the ordinary, everyday world
A small table (几) with something resting on it (丶) evokes the ordinary, everyday objects of grounded material life. What sits on a common table is nothing special — just the mundane world as it is.
凡是努力学习的学生，都会有好成绩。
fán shì nǔ lì xué xí de xué shēng，dōu huì yǒu hǎo chéng jì。
Every student who studies hard will get good results.
他看起来很平凡，但其实非常有才能。
tā kàn qǐ lái hěn píng fán，dàn qí shí fēi cháng yǒu cái néng。
He looks very ordinary, but is actually extremely talented.
Words with 凡
阿凡提
ā fán tí
the Effendi (Nasreddin), the hero of folk tales of the Muslim world, known for his wisdom and humor
阿凡达
ā fán dá
Avatar (movie)
下凡
xià fán
(of immortals) to descend to the human world
自命不凡
zì mìng bù fán
to think too much of oneself
不凡
bù fán
extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
不同凡响
bù tóng fán xiǎng
lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding
不平凡
bù píng fán
marvelous
不知凡几
bù zhī fán jǐ
one can't tell how many
伊凡
yī fán
Ivan (Russian name)
但凡
dàn fán
every single
儒勒·凡尔纳
rú lè · fán ěr nà
Jules Verne (1828-1905), French novelist specializing in science fiction and adventure stories
凡近
fán jìn
with little learning