chén​fán

Chen Fan

  • created sense approved 陈蕃/陳蕃 · chén​fán · Chen Fan — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    陈蕃 / 陳蕃

    chén​fán

    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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