范
fàn
surname Fan
grass (艹) + sound fàn (氾) = Fan, a surname rooted in patterned grass
氾 provides the fàn sound; the grass radical (艹) connects this character to its original meaning of a type of grass used as a model or pattern. As a surname, the semantic layer is historical background rather than active meaning.
我的老师姓范，他教我们数学。
wǒ de lǎo shī xìng fàn，tā jiāo wǒ men shù xué。
My teacher's surname is Fan; he teaches us math.
范先生是我父亲的老朋友。
fàn xiān sheng shì wǒ fù qīn de lǎo péng yǒu。
Mr. Fan is an old friend of my father's.
Words with 范
闺范
guī fàn
lady's demeanor
阃范
kǔn fàn
model of feminine virtues
防范
fáng fàn
to be on guard
陕西师范大学
shǎn xī shī fàn dà xué
Shaanxi Normal University
韩山师范学院
hán shān shī fàn xué yuàn
Hanshan Normal University, Shantou, Guangdong
风范
fēng fàn
air
不规范
bù guī fàn
not standard
中等师范学校
zhōng děng shī fàn xué xiào
secondary normal school (secondary school that trains kindergarten and elementary school teachers)
典范
diǎn fàn
model
劳动模范
láo dòng mó fàn
model worker
北京师范大学
běi jīng shī fàn dà xué
Beijing Normal University
垂范
chuí fàn
(literary) to set a shining example (for one's subordinates or future generations)