Chinese words · HSK 6

犯

fàn

to commit (an error or crime)

Every meaning

fàn

  1. to commit (an error or crime)
  2. to violate; to offend (as in 犯法)
  3. to have a recurrence (of an illness) (as in 犯病)
  4. criminal (as in 罪犯)
  5. to attack; to invade (as in 进犯)

Words with 犯

Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).