幡 = 巾 + 番

幡 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “pennant”. It is built from 巾 (kerchief) and 番 (to take turns).

Keyword: pennant
Pinyin (Mandarin): fān
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: pennant, banner, streamer, flag, баннер, вымпел, стример, флаг, banner, streamer, flag
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 幡 banner

Decomposition

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巾 kerchief
番 to take turns

How to find 幡 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “kerchief” + “to take turns”. 幡 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 幡 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.