created sense approved 陈蕃/陳蕃 · chénfán · Chen Fan — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
陈蕃 / 陳蕃
chénfán
Chen Fan
A prominent official of the Eastern Han Dynasty known for opposing the power of palace eunuchs. After plotting to eliminate the eunuchs [[曹节|曹节|cao2 jie2]] and [[王甫|王甫|wang2 fu3]] with General [[窦武|竇武|dou4 wu3]], he was killed when the plan was discovered.
陈 (literal) → 陈/陳 · chén · Chen 蕃 (literal) → 蕃 · fán · luxuriant
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