Fan

Fan commonly refers to:

  • Fan (machine), a machine for producing airflow, often used for cooling
  • Hand fan, an implement held and waved by hand to move air for cooling
  • Fan (person), short for fanatic; an enthusiast or supporter, especially with regard to entertainment

Fan, FAN or fans may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Biology

  • Free amino nitrogen, in brewing and winemaking, amino acids available for yeast metabolism
  • Sea fan, a marine animal of the cnidarian phylum

Computing and mathematics

Geology

One of several types of fan-shaped deposits of sediment caused by the flow of streams or glacial melt:

People

  • Fan (surname) (Chinese character: 范, pinyin: Fàn), a common Chinese surname
    • Fan Clan, a prominent clan with the above surname during the Spring and Autumn Period of China
  • Fán (surname) (Chinese character: 樊, pinyin: Fán), a common Chinese surname
  • Fan, the legendary descendant of the Yellow Emperor claimed as the progenitor of the Su clan in China

Places

Technology

Weapons

Other uses

See also

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