How is 犯 pronounced?

犯 is pronounced “fàn” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 犯?

犯 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 犯?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 犯 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 6verb

犯

fàn

犯 (fàn) means “to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

人人都会犯错误。

Rénrén dōu huì fàn cuòwù.

Everyone makes mistakes.

Words containing 犯

触犯chù fànto violate; to offend 犯罪fàn zuìto commit a crime; crime; offense 冒犯mào fànto offend 侵犯qīn fànto infringe on; to encroach on; to violate; to assault 罪犯zuì fàncriminal 犯规fàn guīto break the rules; an illegality; a foul

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Frequently asked questions

What does 犯 mean?: 犯 (fàn) means “to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)”. It is an HSK 6 word.
How is 犯 pronounced?: 犯 is pronounced “fàn” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 犯?: 犯 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 犯?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 犯 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18