右扶風

Etymology
First created in the Han era, the name was probably coined. According to a commentary to the  by Zhang Yan (, ?) as collected by (581–645) much later,  could be glossed as "to assist", and  as "to teach, to influence, to cultivate".

The phrase also refers to "strong wind; gale". Together with the, they would form the right and left wings of the imperial district; see the Etymology section there for more information.

The component refers to the geographical position relative to the imperial city of Chang'an: As the Son of Heaven faces the south, the Fufeng lies on the right-hand side.

Proper noun

 * 1)   historical administrative and geographic division in the western vicinity of Chang'an