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Meaning of 藩

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Pinyin: fān
English Definition: fence; hedge; screen; barrier; vassal state; Taiwan pr. [fan2]
Chinese Definition:
①篱笆:藩篱。
②屏障,保卫:藩翰(喻保卫国家的重臣)。
③封建时代称属国属地或分封的土地,借指边防重镇:藩属。藩国。藩镇。藩邦。削藩。称藩(自称属国)。
Total strokes: 18; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (grass) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • [ pān ] a river that flows into the Han; surname
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Example Words
藩篱 fān hedge; fence; (fig.) barrier
藩国 fān guó feudatory; vassal state
藩镇 fān zhèn lit. fence town; buffer region (between enemies); Tang dynasty system of provincial administration under a provincial governor 节度使
三藩市 sān fān shì San Francisco (California)
曾国藩 zēng guó fān Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man
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Example Sentences
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As you' d expect from a title like that, there will be a samurai group, numerous katanas and an evil Lord in need of a killing.