蕃 Stroke Order

蕃 [fán] 1. 茂盛 (luxurious) - 蕃茂 (flourishing vegetation) - 蕃昌 (prosperous) - 蕃芜 (overgrown) 2. 繁多 (numerous) - 蕃衍 (to proliferate) --- 蕃 [fán] 1. 同本义 (same original meaning) ([En.] luxurious) 【引】 1. 《说文》：蕃，草茂也。 (According to "Shuowen":蕃 refers to lush grass.) 2. 《诗·唐风·椒聊》：蕃衍盈升。(From "Book of Songs": abundant growth.) 3. 《书·洪范》：庶草蕃庑。(From "Book of Documents": abundant growth of grasses.) 4. 《荀子·天论》：繁启蕃长于春夏，畜积收藏于秋冬。(From "Xunzi": prosperity is abundant in spring and summer, while it is gathered in autumn and winter.) 5. 徐光启《甘薯疏序》：客莆田徐生为予三致其种，种之，生且蕃。(From "Xu Guangqi's Preface to the Sweet Potato": the guest from Putian, Xu, offered me three seeds for planting, and they grew abundantly.) 【例】 蕃茂 (lush foliage); 蕃庶 (numerous and abundant) 2. 众多 (numerous) 【引】 1. 宋· 周敦颐《爱莲说》：水陆草木之花，可爱者甚蕃。 (Song Dynasty: Zhou Dunyi's "Ode to the Lotus": Many are the flowers loved.) 【例】 蕃多 (numerous); 蕃祉 (abundant blessings) 3. 通“繁”，盛 (flourishing) 【例】 蕃盛 (prosperous) 4. 通“皤”，白色 (white) 【引】 1. 《礼记·明堂位》：周人黄马蕃鬣。 (From "Book of Rites": refers to the white mane of a horse.) 【例】 蕃马 (white horse) 蕃 [fán] 动词 1. 繁殖;增长 (to propagate; to multiply) 【引】 1. 《周礼·大司徒》：以蕃鸟兽。(From "Rites of Zhou": to propagate birds and beasts.) 2. 《左传·僖公二十三年》：其生不蕃。(From "Zuo Zhuan": it does not multiply.) 3. 桓宽《盐铁论》：蕃货长财，以佐助边费。(From "Discourses on Salt and Iron": to accumulate wealth increases profits.) 【例】 蕃孕 (abundant growth); 蕃育 (to nurture growth); 蕃息 (to flourish) --- 蕃 [bō] 1. ——吐蕃 (Tǔbō) ([En.] Tibetan regime in ancient China), an ancient ethnic minority in China. 2. 另见 fān; fán --- 蕃 [fān] 名词，动词 1. 通“藩” (same as "fence") 2. 篱落;屏障 ([En.] fence) 3. 藩屏;捍卫 ([En.] shield; guard) 4. 封建王朝分封的侯国 ([En.] state) 5. 颊侧 (cheek side) 6. 通“番” ([En.] foreign) 7. 周代谓九州之外的夷服、镇服、蕃服。后用以泛指域外或外族。 (In Zhou Dynasty refers to foreign attire; later used to refer to foreign lands or peoples.) 8. 轮流更替 (to alternate to change) --- 蕃 [fān] 名词，动词 1. 通“藩” 2. 篱落;屏障 ([En.] fence) 【引】 1. 《诗·大雅·崧高》：四国于蕃，四方于宣。 (From "Book of Songs": four nations at the fence.) 2. 宋玉《对楚王问》：夫蕃篱之鶠，岂能与之料天地之高哉? (Song Yu: the fence cannot compare to the height of heaven and earth.) 【例】 蕃蔽 (fence); 蕃篱 (picket fence) 3. 藩屏;捍卫 ([En.] shield; guard) 【引】 1. 《国语·楚语下》：故封建亲戚以蕃屏周。 (From "Guoyu": cousins are the shield (fence).) 【例】 蕃杆 (fence; protect); 蕃卫 (to protect)