藩
fan1Mathews: 1800
Dictionary Definition
No detailed glossary definition available for this character.
Concordance & Context (4 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 34.3
3rd Line★
(a, the) hedge(row), fence "
小人用壮，君子用罔。贞厲。羝羊触藩，羸其角。
Ordinary people apply force
The noble young one uses his wits*
Persistence is trouble
The billy goat* butts the hedge
Entangling his horns
Stats: 140+15→ 34.4
4th Line
(a, the) hedge(row), fence
贞吉，悔亡。藩決不羸，壮于大輿之輹。
Persistence is promising
While regrets pass
The hedge opens with no entanglement
The power in the great vehicle is in its axle’s mount
→ 34.6
6th Line
(a, the) hedge(row), fence "
羝羊触藩，不能退，不能遂。無攸利，艱則吉。
The billy goat butts the hedge
No power to pull back
No power to follow through
Not a direction with merit
But problems give rise to opportunities
→ 34.3
Xiao Xiang 4
(the) hedge
藩決不羸，尚往。
34.4x The hedge opens up with no entanglements:
Appreciate going forward
Homophones (fan)
蕃fan1(in, to) propagate, breed, multiply, increase (ing)凡fan2(such) general, universal, encompassing; all繁fan2complicated, intricate, prolific, troublesome, numerous反fan3(to) reverse, bring back, come back (to), come around (to), turn back, turn around, come/turn back around; retrace, revert (to), revise, return, repeat, retreat, turn, turn 180 degrees, flipflop, turn against, turn over, combat, oppose, avert, pervert, rebel, retort (s, ed, ing); (to be) turning, contrary, in the opposite direction, instead of, opposing, opposite, refractory, reversed, wild, counter-; (a, the) turnaround, reverse, revision, reversal, reversion to; on the other hand, on the contrary; the opposite of; back to; turns ... around犯fan4confronting; rushing, charging into
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