HanTrace

番

fān
HSK 63 readings

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Meaning

  • bound formforeign (non-Chinese); barbarian
  • classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort
  • classifiera kind; a sort
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  • classifier(used after the verb 翻[fan1] to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番[fan1 yi1 fan1] "to double")
  • surname Pan

Example

严格地讲,番茄是水果。

Strictly speaking, the tomato is a fruit.

From 番茄 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • fān(bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian / classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort / (classifier) a kind; a sort / (classifier) (used after the verb 翻 to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番 "to double")
  • pānsurname Pan

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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