Chinese symbol for “paradigm”
范式
fàn shì
Traditional: 範式
paradigm
The closest CC-CEDICT match for paradigm is 范式 (fàn shì), defined as: paradigm.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 范式.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 范围 (範圍) | fàn wéi | range; scope |
| 规范 (規範) | guī fàn | norm; standard |
| 示范 (示範) | shì fàn | to demonstrate; to show how to do sth |
| 范畴 (範疇) | fàn chóu | category |
| 防范 (防範) | fáng fàn | to be on guard; wariness |
| 模范 (模範) | mó fàn | model; fine example |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng) |
| 正式 | zhèng shì | formal; official |
See also: Japanese symbol for “paradigm”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.