Noun fantan has 2 senses

• fantan(n = noun.act) fan tan - a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4); Array
is a kind of gambling game, game of chance

• fantan(n = noun.act) parliament, sevens - a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards; Array
is a kind of card game, cards