Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Character: Fan Kangxi Stroke Count: 12 Page 533, Entry 20 Pronounced fan. This character is interchangeable with the characters fan and fan. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a hedge or fence. It is cited in the Book of Odes (Shijing), specifically the Small Odes (Xiaoya) section, in the phrase: Busy buzzing blue flies land upon the hedge. The currently circulating versions of the Mao Commentary on the Book of Odes (Mao Shi) write this as the character fan. The Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) defines this character as a fence or screen. The Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) defines it as a garden fence. Note: The Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) originally classified this character under the divination line radical, but it has now been merged into the tree radical.