fān
藩 (fān) is a Chinese word meaning “fence; hedge; (literary) screen; barrier; vassal state”.
Meanings
- 1fence; hedge
- 2(literary) screen; barrier
- 3vassal state
- 4Taiwan pr. [fan2]
Related words
藩国feudatory藩篱hedge三藩之乱Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi废藩置县to abolish the feudal Han and introduce modern prefectures (refers to reorganization during Meiji Japan)羊触藩篱lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat羝羊触藩lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat藩属vassal state藩库government repository藩镇lit. fence town三藩叛乱rebellion against the Qing of 1670s, pacified by Kangxi三藩市San Francisco (California)曾国藩Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man