entries → 範圍
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
範圍 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
範圍 =
ㄈㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ · fànwéi
noun — scope; range; extent; boundary

字源 FORM — what the parts do

model, pattern, limit (規範的範)fàn竹(bamboo) + 氾(fàn, to overflow; phonetic) — bamboo casting molds that set the limit; 氾 gives the sound
to surround, enclosure (周圍的圍)wéi囗(enclosure) + 韋(wéi, leather/to go around; phonetic) — a boundary drawn around something; 韋 gives the sound
範圍,規範的範,周圍的圍。
關 · Related
fànchóucategory, domain — a more abstract scope界限jièxiànboundary, limit — what defines the edge of