範 means “model, example, range”

はん · han

Also: pattern

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ハン

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The story

Bamboo (⺮) over a cart (車) and a kneeling figure, a curled form of 卩: picture bamboo strips lashed into a frame that every cart is built to match. 範 is a model or a limit: 模範 is an example to follow, and 範囲 is a range, like the 試験範囲 announced before a test.

Used in 範囲 (han'i, range/scope), 模範 (mohan, model/example), and 規範 (kihan, norm)

More from Copies & Models

• 肖 likeness
• 擬 mimic
• 矯 straighten
• 謄 copy
• 抄 excerpt
• 倣 imitate
• 塑 model
• 模 model
• 仮 temporary

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