fān
Pinyin

Definition

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fān
  1. fence
  2. hedge
  3. screen
  4. barrier
  5. vassal state
  6. Taiwan pr. [fán]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (6)

Zēng Guó fān
  1. 1 Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man
Sān fān shì
  1. 1 San Francisco (California)
fān lí
  1. 1 hedge
  2. 2 fence
  3. 3 (fig.) barrier
fān zhèn
  1. 1 lit. fence town
  2. 2 buffer region (between enemies)
  3. 3 Tang dynasty system of provincial administration under a provincial governor 節度使|节度使[jié dù shǐ]
Cài Dōng fān
  1. 1 Cai Dongfan (1877-1945), historian and historical novelist

Idioms (2)

羊触藩篱
yáng chù fān lí
  1. 1 lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat
  2. 2 without any way out of a dilemma
  3. 3 trapped
  4. 4 in an impossible situation
羝羊触藩
dī yáng chù fān
  1. 1 lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat
  2. 2 without any way out of a dilemma
  3. 3 trapped
  4. 4 in an impossible situation