三藩市 Traditional form: 三藩市 Pinyin (reading): Sānfānshì Definitions: San Francisco (California) Characters: 三 - three 藩 - boundary, fence, outlying border 市 - city, town; market, fair; to trade Traditional characters: 三 - three 藩 - boundary, fence, outlying border 市 - city, town; market, fair; to trade