TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
藩
藩 ＝ 艹 ＋ 潘
ㄈㄢ · fān
noun — fence, screen; a vassal state, frontier guard
字源 FORM — what the parts do
艹義grass, plant — the hedge material
潘聲pān — here carrying the sound
Fpān → fān — the a-vowel keeps, the ending shifts
A hedge of plants (艹) set as a screen (屏也) — a fence, a barrier. 潘 pān carries the sound, worn toward fān. From the protective screen: a vassal state walling the realm — 藩國、藩鎮.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
草木密密插成一圈，圍住一片地——既擋風，也守界。
Plants (艹) packed into a ring around the land — a windbreak, and a border held.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)藩籬、藩屏— hedge, screen, barrier
→藩國、藩鎮— vassal state; frontier domain常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
潘pānthe phonetic alone — 潘 keeps its water 氵, 藩 swaps in grass on top籬líthe partner in 藩籬 — the bamboo-fence half