Wu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Tile (wǎ) Kangxi Strokes: 9 Page 748, Entry 09 Pronounced ban. According to the Analytical Dictionary of Chinese Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it means to ruin or destroy. According to the Collected Rimes (Jiyun), it also refers to a female roof tile. Additionally, it is pronounced ban. It is also pronounced fan. The meaning remains the same.