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藩镇

fān zhèn

2-character word Traditional 藩鎮

What 藩镇 means

1. lit. fence town
2. buffer region (between enemies)
3. Tang dynasty system of provincial administration under a provincial governor {节度使|jié dù shǐ}

The characters in 藩镇

• 藩fānfence; hedge; (literary) screen; barrier; vassal state
• 镇zhènto press down; to calm; to subdue

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