(fān) a fence (for defense); a pale; a border; vassal state; feudatory; han, a province under a feudal overlord in premodern Japan
(fānguó) feudatory; vassal state
(fānkù) government repository; state provincial warehouse (esp. during Qing dynasty)
(fānlí) hedge; fence; (fig.) barrier
(fānzhèn) lit. fence town; buffer region (between enemies); Tang dynasty system of provincial administration under a provincial governor 節度使|节度使[jie2 du4 shi3]