Dong Chinese dictionary

fán

a railing

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

Components

fán

a railing

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

𠬜 Iconic component

pān

to climb

Depicts two hands facing away from each other. Modern form looks like 大.

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 𠬜 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

fán

a railing; a fence an enclosed place; cage; fence

Fán

surname Fan

Most common words with 樊

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	樊	cage
	襄樊	Xiangfan prefecture level city in Hubei
	襄樊市	Xiangfan prefecture level city in Hubei
	樊笼	bird cage
	樊城	Fangcheng district of Xiangfan city 襄樊市[Xiāngfánshì], Hubei

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sources

李学勤《字源》p.203