Chinese Character Wiki
棥

fán

a railing

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

Components
林 iconic component

林  Iconic component

lín

  

forest

Depicts two trees.

爻 iconic component

爻  Iconic component

yáo

  

diagrams for divination

Used here to depict fencing.

Evolution

棥 Bronze script Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Bronze script

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
棥 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
棥 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

棥  

fán

a railing; a fence an enclosed place

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

樊

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

樊

Miscellaneous

Strokes

12

Unicode

U+68E5

Shuowen

“棥，藩也。从爻，从林。”


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