Chinese words pronounced pan (any tone) 28 words, in the 3 tones pan is read in. pān (1st tone) 4 words 番(pān) surname Pan 攀(pān) to climb 潘(pān) water in which rice has been washed 眅(pān) show the whites of eyes 番(pān) surname Pan 攀(pān) to climb 潘(pān) water in which rice has been washed 眅(pān) show the whites of eyes pán (2nd tone) 13 words 盘(pán) tray 胖(pán) healthy 湴(pán) to wade through water or mud 磐(pán) firm 槃(pán) wooden tray 盤(pán) tray 胖(pán) healthy 湴(pán) to wade through water or mud 磐(pán) firm 槃(pán) wooden tray All 13 words pronounced pán pàn (4th tone) 11 words 板(pàn) to catch sight of in a doorway 盼(pàn) to hope for 判(pàn) to differentiate 拚(pàn) to strive for 畔(pàn) side 闆(pàn) to catch sight of in a doorway 盼(pàn) to hope for 判(pàn) to differentiate 拚(pàn) to strive for 畔(pàn) side All 11 words pronounced pàn Often confused with pan pang in any tone 16 words