藩(fān)

18 strokes

fence

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Character information

Pinyin
fān
Meaning
fence; hedge; (literary) screen; barrier; vassal state; Taiwan pr. [fan2]
Strokes
18
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 藩 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹潘

In this compound, the meaning comes from 艹 (grass); 潘 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

艹ǎo潘pān

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 藩 step by step

18 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 藩

Common words using 藩 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fān藩guó国

feudatory; vassal state

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fān藩shǔ属

vassal state

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fān藩kù库

government repository; state provincial warehouse (esp. during Qing dynasty)

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céng曾guó国fān藩

Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man

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yáng羊chù触fān藩lí篱

lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossi…

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fān藩lí篱

hedge

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From 藩’s common words

国属库曾羊触篱

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