| 藩 | fān | a fence (for defense); a pale; a border; vassal state; feudatory; han, a province under a feudal overlord in premodern Japan |
| 曾国藩 | Zēng Guó fān | Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man |
| 藩镇 | fān zhèn | lit. fence town; buffer region (between enemies); Tang dynasty system of provincial administration under a provincial governor 节度使 |
| 三藩之乱 | sān fān zhī luàn | Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi |
| 三藩叛乱 | Sān fān pàn luàn | rebellion against the Qing of 1670s, pacified by Kangxi |
| 三藩市 | Sān fān shì | San Francisco (California) |
| 刁藩都 | Diāo fān dōu | Diophantus of Alexandria (3rd century AD), Greek mathematician |
| 刁藩都方程 | Diāo fān dōu fāng chéng | Diophantine equation |
| 废藩置县 | fèi fān zhì xiàn | abolish the feudal Han and introduce modern prefectures (refers to reorganization during Meiji Japan) |
| 李振藩 | Lǐ Zhèn fān | Bruce Lee |
| 羊触藩篱 | yáng chù fān lí | lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易经); impossible to advance or to retreat; without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation |
| 羝羊触藩 | dī yáng chù fān | lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易经); impossible to advance or to retreat; without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation |
| 蔡东藩 | Cài Dōng fān | Cai Dongfan (1877-1945), historian, author of popular general history texts up until his own time |
| 藩国 | fān guó | feudatory; vassal state |
| 藩库 | fān kù | government repository; state provincial warehouse (esp. during Qing dynasty) |
| 藩篱 | fān lí | hedge; fence; (fig.) barrier |
