樊

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Railing A Railing

HSK 10

Nature →Plants →Trees

Fán, fán

ハン

まがき

번

Depicts two hands (𠬜) climbing over a fence (棥). 棥 also represents the sound.

Components

棥 a railing+ 𠬜 to climb =

樊 Railing A Railing

棥 Phonetic component

fán a railing

Depicts a fence (爻) between two trees (林).

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𠬜 Iconic component

pān to climb

to climb [ancient form of 攀]

Depicts two hands facing away from each other. Modern form looks like 大.

Notes

Similar Characters

冥 gloomy

Historical Evolution

Bronze

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Bronze

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Bronze

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Bronze

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

樊

Regular

Modern

Chinese

樊 [Fán]

surname Fan

樊 [fán]

cage; fence

Example Sentences

Japanese Names

樊はん

Han surname

CHINESE WORDS (7)

襄樊 [Xiāngfán] #24,817

Xiangfan prefecture level city in Hubei

襄樊市 [Xiāngfánshì] #37,370

Xiangfan prefecture level city in Hubei

樊城 [Fánchéng] #49,045

Fangcheng district of Xiangfan city 襄樊市[Xiāngfánshì], Hubei

樊城区 [Fánchéngqū] #63,232

Fangcheng district of Xiangfan city 襄樊市[Xiāngfánshì], Hubei

樊城区 [Fánchéngqū] #63,232

Fangcheng district of Xiangfan city 襄樊市[Xiāngfánshì], Hubei