Usage of the character 藩
fān
藩
[藩]
- fence; hedge
- (literary) screen; barrier
- vassal state
- Taiwan pr. (fán)
fānshǔ
藩属
[藩屬]
- vassal state
fānkù
藩库
[藩庫]
- government repository
- state provincial warehouse (esp. during Qing dynasty)
fānzhèn
藩镇
[藩鎮]
- lit. fence town
- buffer region (between enemies)
- Tang dynasty system of provincial administration under a provincial governor 節度使／节度使 (jiédùshǐ)
fānlí
藩篱
[藩籬]
- hedge
- fence
- (fig.) barrier
fānguó
藩国
[藩國]
- feudatory
- vassal state
Zēng Guófān
曾国藩
[曾國藩]
- Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man
Diāofāndōu
刁藩都
[刁藩都]
- Diophantus of Alexandria (3rd century AD), Greek mathematician
Sānfānshì
三藩市
[三藩市]
- San Francisco (California)
Lǐ Zhènfān
李振藩
[李振藩]
- Li Zhenfan (1940-1973), real name of the actor Bruce Lee 李小龍／李小龙 ( Lǐ Xiǎolóng)
Cài Dōngfān
蔡东藩
[蔡東藩]
- Cai Dongfan (1877-1945), historian and historical novelist
sānfānzhīluàn
三藩之乱
[三藩之亂]
- Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi
yángchùfānlí
羊触藩篱
[羊觸藩籬]
- lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經／易经); impossible to advance or to retreat
- without any way out of a dilemma
- trapped
- in an impossible situation
Sānfānpànluàn
三藩叛乱
[三藩叛亂]
- rebellion against the Qing of 1670s, pacified by Kangxi
fèifānzhìxiàn
废藩置县
[廢藩置縣]
- to abolish the feudal Han and introduce modern prefectures (refers to reorganization during Meiji Japan)
dīyángchùfān
羝羊触藩
[羝羊觸藩]
- lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經／易经); impossible to advance or to retreat
- without any way out of a dilemma
- trapped
- in an impossible situation
Diāofāndōufāngchéng
刁藩都方程
[刁藩都方程]
- Diophantine equation