Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Chinese Scripts 潘(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /pʰan/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 潘 (pān) meaning "water in which rice has been rinsed", and also referring to a river that flows into the Han River. Related NamesDetails RootpānOther Languages & CulturesPhan(Vietnamese) Same SpellingPan 1 Categories rivers, water