凡(fán)
Origin:
这是最早的“盘”字,像一个盘子的形状,后来本义不存在了,多用于“大都”、“凡是、概括”的意思,又引申为“平常”、“平凡”。
This is the earliest form of the character “盘” (plate), as it resembles the shape of a plate. Over time, it lost this meaning, and now means mostly, all, as well as normal and ordinary.
meaning:
ordinary; commonplace; all; altogether
Words:
平凡(píngfán): ordinary
凡事( fán shì): everything
凡是(fánshì): every; any; all
凡庸(fányōng): commonplace; ordinary
凡夫俗子(fán fū sú zǐ): mortal
Sentences:
1、Tā shì yī ge zhǎngxiàng hěn pín fán de nǚhái.
她是一个长相很平凡的女孩。
她是一个长相很平凡的女孩。
She is a very common-looking girl.
2、Shuí shuō fán fū sú zǐ bù néng gǎibiàn shìjiè ?
谁说凡夫俗子不能改变世界?
谁说凡夫俗子不能改变世界?
Who says that ordinary people can’t change the world?