樊
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Meaning: fence
💡 Imagine a wooden fence with 15 vertical planks: 'Fán' encloses your backyard.
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Character Story & Explanation
樊 (fán) originally depicts a fence or enclosure, with the radical 木 (wood) indicating material and the upper part suggesting interlacing branches. In ancient China, fences marked boundaries between cultivated land and wilderness, embodying the Confucian ideal of order and separation. Today, it appears in names and compounds like 樊篱 (barrier), symbolizing not just physical enclosures but also social or mental constraints.
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