泛 = 氵 + 乏

泛 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “to drift”. It is built from 氵 (water) and 乏 (lack).

Keyword: to drift
Pinyin (Mandarin): fàn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: to drift, float, дрейфовать, плавать, float

Decomposition

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氵 water
乏 lack

How to find 泛 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “water” + “lack”. 泛 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 泛 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.