畨 (pān) - Fan — an ancient character meaning 'to turn & also used as a variant form of 番

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pān ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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畨 · pān

Fan — an ancient character meaning 'to turn over', 'to cultivate land', or 'to sow seeds';

also used as a variant form of 番 meaning 'foreign', 'barbarian', or 'rotation'.

Fan — an ancient character meaning 'to turnalso used as a variant form of 番

Usage highlights

cultivate landforeign countryagricultural rotationsow seedsbarbarian tribesturn over soil

Synonyms

  • 翻— to turn over, to flip
  • 番— foreign, barbarian, rotation
  • 耕— to plow, to cultivate

Antonyms

  • 荒— waste, uncultivated land
  • 弃— to abandon, to discard

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The farmer tills the soil (畨土).
  • Ancient texts mention foreign lands (畨邦).
  • This character appears in classical literature (古籍中的畨字).
  • Agricultural rotation system(畨作制度)

Collocations

  • cultivate land(畨土)
  • foreign country(畨邦)
  • agricultural rotation(畨作)
  • sow seeds(畨种)
  • barbarian tribes(畨夷)
  • turn over soil(畨地)

Idioms

  • Turn over a new leaf(改畨易辙)
  • Foreign customs and practices(畨风异俗)
  • Cycle of cultivation(畨作轮回)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally depicted the action of turning over soil for cultivation in ancient agricultural society.
  • Later borrowed as a variant of 番 to refer to foreign lands and peoples during imperial China.
  • Represents the cyclical nature of agricultural life and cultural exchange in Chinese history.

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