fán

common
noun

Meaning of

樊 means fence; hedge; surname Fan. Pronounced fán.

  • fence; hedge
  • surname Fan

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

dài
wén
rén
cháng
fán
shù
xiǎng
de
shì
 

Ancient scholars often used fences as metaphors for things that restrict thought.

Yuán
zhōng
de
fán
shàng
mǎn
le
qiān
niú
huā
 

The fence in the garden is covered with morning glories.

xiǎng
fán
cái
néng
yǒng
chuàng
xīn
 

Only by breaking ideological fences can we have the courage to innovate.

Nóng
jiā
xiǎo
yuàn
de
fán
biān
zhòng
mǎn
le
shū
cài
 

Vegetables are planted all along the fence of the farmyard.

yòng
zhú
tiáo
biān
chéng
le
dào
jiǎn
fán
 

He wove a simple fence with bamboo strips.