梵

梵	U+68B5, 梵 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-68B5

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[U+68B4]

CJK Unified Ideographs

梶 →
[U+68B6]

Translingual

Han character

梵 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 木木竹弓戈 (DDHNI), four-corner 4421₇, composition ⿱林凡)

References

KangXi: page 531, character 9

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14888

Dae Jaweon: page 919, character 10

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1210, character 5

Unihan data for U+68B5

Chinese

trad.		梵
simp. ^#		梵

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (凡) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
嵐	*b·ruːm
葻	*b·uːm
釩	*pʰomʔ
汎	pʰoms, bum
凡	*bom
帆	bom, boms
颿	bom, boms
軓	*bomʔ
梵	bloms, bum
芃	boːŋ, bum
風	plum, plums
飌	*plum
楓	*plum
猦	*plum
偑	*plum
檒	*plum
瘋	*plum
諷	*plums
堸	*blum
渢	*blum
鳳	*bums

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *bloms, *bum) : semantic 林 (“forest”) + phonetic 凡 (OC *bom) – lush. Originally a variant form of 芃 (OC *boːŋ, *bum).

Etymology

As a word for transcribing Indic languages, the reading 梵 (MC bɨɐm^H) probably derives from Gandhari and transcribes the syllables such as bram̄(a), bra(m)m-, etc. (Bailey, 1946) in words like 𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨸‎ (bram̄a, “Brahma”), 𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞‎ (bramaṇa, “a brahmin”), and it appears in the classical Chinese lexicon in 梵天 (“Brahma, name of a deity”), 梵志 (“a person dedicated to religion”), 梵行 (“good, pure conduct”), etc. The sense for "Sanskrit" originally refers to its status as a religious language. In modern usage, it is also used to translate various terms in Hinduism, such as Brahman.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fàn, fán
(Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˋ, ㄈㄢˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): faan⁴, faan⁶
(Taishan, Wiktionary): fan³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): fam
(Meixian, Guangdong): fam²
Min Dong (BUC): huáng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): hoān
(Teochew, Peng'im): huam⁶ / huang⁶
Wu (Wiktionary): ve (T3)
Xiang (Wiktionary): fan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fàn
  - Wade–Giles: fan⁴
  - Yale: fàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fann
  - Palladius: фань (fanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fán
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fán
  - Wade–Giles: fan²
  - Yale: fán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farn
  - Palladius: фань (fanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: faan⁴, faan⁶
  - Yale: fàahn, faahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faan⁴, faan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: fan⁴, fan⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn²¹/, /faːn²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: fan³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fan²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fam
  - Hakka Romanization System: fam
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fam⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /fam⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: fam²
  - Sinological IPA: /fam¹¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: huáng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huɑŋ²¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoān
  - Tâi-lô: huān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /huan²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /huan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /huan²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /huan³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /huan³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: huam⁶ / huang⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huăm / huăng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huam³⁵/, /huaŋ³⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ve (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /v̥e̞²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: fan⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɸan⁴⁵/

Middle Chinese: /bɨuŋ/, /bɨɐm^H/

Rime
Character	梵	梵
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	東 (2)	凡 (146)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	房戎切	扶泛切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bɨuŋ/	/bɨɐm^H/
Pan Wuyun	/biuŋ/	/biɐm^H/
Shao Rongfen	/biuŋ/	/biɐm^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/buwŋ/	/buam^H/
Li Rong	/biuŋ/	/biɐm^H/
Wang Li	/bĭuŋ/	/bĭwɐm^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/bʱi̯uŋ/	/bʱi̯wɐm^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	féng	fàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fung⁴	faan⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*bum/, /*bloms/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	梵	梵
Reading #	2/2	1/2
No.	2932	2918
Phonetic component	凡	凡
Rime group	侵	談
Rime subdivision	3	3
Corresponding MC rime	馮	梵
Old Chinese	/*bum/	/*bloms/
Notes	見漢碑

Definitions

梵

^† lush; luxuriant
(Hinduism) Brahman; the ultimate reality in the universe (concept in Hinduism)
(figurative) quiet; peaceful; undisturbed
of or pertaining to Buddhism; Buddhist
of or pertaining to ancient India or the Sanskrit language; Indian
(Buddhism) to chant sutras; to recite sutras
(Buddhism) sound of sutra chanting
a surname

Compounds

Derived terms from 梵

仙梵
作梵
午梵
四月梵
四梵
四梵天
大梵天
梵世
梵事
梵俗
梵偈
梵像
梵僧
梵咒
梵唱 (fànchàng)
梵土
梵坊
梵城
梵堂
梵塔
梵境
梵天 (Fàntiān)
梵天王
梵婀玲 (fàn'ēlíng)
梵嫂
梵字
梵宇 (fànyǔ)
梵客
梵室
梵家
梵容
梵寂
梵居
梵屧
梵山
梵帙
梵帝
梵席
梵庋
梵心
梵志
梵我一如
梵摩天
梵教

梵文 (fànwén)
梵方
梵服
梵本 (fànběn)
梵林
梵梵
梵殿
梵氏
梵法
梵王
梵王字
梵王宅
梵王家
梵界
梵皇
梵相
梵磬
梵神
梵秘
梵策
梵筵
梵花
梵行
梵行先生
梵表
梵衲
梵襟
梵言
梵谷 (Fàngǔ)
梵道
梵部
梵音 (fànyīn)
梵香
梵高 (Fàngāo)
清梵
演梵
薄伽梵
螺髻梵志
高梵
梵刹
梵迹
曉梵／晓梵
梵亞林／梵亚林
梵侶／梵侣

梵冊／梵册
梵冊貝葉／梵册贝叶
梵剎／梵刹
梵唄／梵呗 (fànbài)
梵啞鈴／梵哑铃 (fànyǎlíng)
梵夾／梵夹
梵學／梵学
梵宮／梵宫
梵書／梵书
梵樂／梵乐
梵樓／梵楼
梵樹／梵树
梵王宮／梵王宫
梵王燈／梵王灯
梵眾／梵众
梵眾天／梵众天
梵筴／梵策
梵經／梵经
梵聲／梵声
梵莢／梵荚
梵蒂岡／梵蒂冈 (Fàndìgāng)
梵語／梵语 (fànyǔ, “Sanskrit”)
梵誦／梵诵
梵譯／梵译 (fànyì)
梵貝／梵贝 (fànbèi)
梵蹟／梵迹
梵輔天／梵辅天
梵輪／梵轮
梵釋／梵释
梵鈴／梵铃
梵鐘／梵钟
梵門／梵门
梵閣／梵阁
梵雲／梵云
梵響／梵响
梵館／梵馆
琳宮梵宇／琳宫梵宇
讚梵／赞梵
貝梵／贝梵
釋梵／释梵
鍾梵／钟梵
鐘梵／钟梵
魚梵／鱼梵

References

“梵”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

梵

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Readings

Go-on: ぼん (bon)
Kan-on: はん (han)

Compounds

釈(しゃく)梵(ぼん) (shakubon)
薄(ば)伽(が)梵(ぼん) (bagabon), 婆(ば)伽(が)梵(ぼん) (bagabon)
梵(ぼ)論(ろ) (boro)
梵(ぼ)論(ろん)字(じ) (boronji)
梵(ぼん)王(おう) (bon'ō)
梵(ぼん)音(おん) (bon'on)
梵(ぼん)我(ご)一(いち)如(にょ) (bongoichinyo)
梵(ぼん)学(がく) (bongaku)
梵(ぼん)行(ぎょう) (bongyō)
梵(ぼん)宮(ぐう) (bongū)
梵(ぼん)語(ご) (bongo): Sanskrit
梵(ぼん)妻(さい) (bonsai): Buddhist priest's wife
梵(ぼん)刹(さつ) (bonsatsu), 梵(ぼん)刹(せつ) (bonsetsu): temple
梵(ぼん)讃(さん) (bonsan)
梵(ぼん)志(し) (bonshi)
梵(ぼん)字(じ) (bonji)
梵(ぼん)書(しょ) (bonsho)
梵(ぼん)鐘(しょう) (bonshō)
梵(ぼん)砌(ぜい) (bonzei)
梵(ぼん)僧(そう) (bonsō)
梵(ぼん)天(てん) (bonten)
梵(ぼん)唄(ばい) (bonbai)
梵(ぼん)文(ぶん) (bonbun): Sanskrit text
梵(ぼん)網(もう)経(きょう) (bonmōkyō)
梵(ぼん)卵(らん) (bonran): world egg

Kanji in this term
梵
ぼん Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon

(Tokyo) ぼん [bóꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
(Tokyo) ぼん [bòń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [bõ̞ɴ]

Noun

梵(ぼん) • (bon)

Abbreviation of 梵語.

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

梵 • (beom) (hangeul 범, revised beom, McCune–Reischauer pŏm, Yale pem)

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Vietnamese

Han character

梵: Hán Nôm readings: phạn, phạm

Brahma
Sanskrit

[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN