Zi Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Page 101, Entry 03 Pronounced fan (rising tone). Also pronounced fān. From "Jiyun" (Jiyun), pronounced fang-fan qie, pronounced the same as "fan". From "Shuowen Jiezi" (Shuowen Jiezi), explained as a large winnowing basket. Another saying is that it means to cover. Originally written as "籓".