Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 潘 represents the sound.
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藩
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
藩
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
藩
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
藩
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
藩
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Modern
Chinese
藩 [fān]
fence; hedge; screen; barrier; vassal state; Taiwan pr. [fán]
Japanese
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
藩 しげる
Shigeru given name
藩 はん
Han surname
藩 ばん
Ban surname
藩 まがき
Magaki surname
藩 まもる
Mamoru given name
CHINESE WORDS (26)
曾国藩 [ZēngGuófān] #22,346
Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man
曾国藩 [ZēngGuófān] #22,346
Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man
藩镇 [fānzhèn] #41,633
lit. fence town
藩镇 [fānzhèn] #41,633
lit. fence town
藩篱 [fānlí] #42,163
hedge
藩篱 [fānlí] #42,163
hedge
三藩市 [Sānfānshì] #53,983
San Francisco (California)
藩国 [fānguó] #59,155
feudatory
藩国 [fānguó] #59,155
feudatory
三藩之乱 [sānfānzhīluàn] #64,211
Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi
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JAPANESE WORDS (39)
藩士 [はんし] #35,106
retainer of a daimyo
⭐ 藩主 [はんしゅ] #36,265
feudal lord
諸藩 [しょはん] #53,144
various fiefdoms
藩邸 [はんてい] #53,320
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
脱藩 [だっぱん] #59,533
becoming a lordless samurai
各藩 [かくはん] #73,854
each (feudal) domain
大藩 [たいはん] #74,242
large feudal domain
藩政 [はんせい] #80,577
domain administration (Edo period)
藩中 [はんちゅう] #81,067
within a (feudal) domain
同藩 [どうはん] #84,458
the same domain
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