Definitions

fán surname Fan
fán (literary) fence

Etymology

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

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About

(fán) combines (fán), a fence of interwoven branches, with 𠬜, an old form of two hands, to depict climbing over a barrier. Within , two (wood) components frame (intertwining), suggesting crossed branches that form a hedge. also provides the character's sound. The original image of hands scaling a wooden fence extended to mean any enclosure or cage, and the character later became a common surname.

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Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
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Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
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Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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我们家的花园围着篱。

Wǒmen jiā de huāyuán wéi zhe fán lí.

Our family's garden is surrounded by a fence.

先生是我的好邻居。

Fán xiānsheng shì wǒ de hǎo línjū.

Mr. Fan is my good neighbor.

那只小鸟飞出了笼。

Nà zhī xiǎo niǎo fēi chū le fán lóng.

That little bird flew out of the cage.

思想上的篱需要被打破。

Sīxiǎng shàng de fán lí xūyào bèi dǎpò.

The barriers in thinking need to be broken.

城位于湖北省的北部。

Fán chéng wèiyú Húběi shěng de běi bù.

Fancheng is located in the northern part of Hubei Province.

他决心冲破传统的笼。

Tā juéxīn chōngpò chuántǒng de fán lóng.

He is determined to break through the cage of tradition.

这些无形的篱限制了创造力。

Zhèxiē wúxíng de fán lí xiànzhì le chuàngzàolì.

These invisible barriers limit creativity.

突破自我内心的篱才能获得真正的自由。

Tūpò zìwǒ nèixīn de fán lí cáinéng huòdé zhēnzhèng de zìyóu.

Only by breaking through the inner barriers of oneself can one attain true freedom.