HSK 6 · Function Words

番 fān “(measure word for actions or efforts)” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 番 means

  1. (measure word for actions or efforts)
  2. time
  3. turn
  4. classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort
  5. (classifier) a kind
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • a sort
  • (classifier)

How to say 番

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale番fān1st tone, high and level

番 in a sentence

  1. 他把我从头到脚打量了一番。

    Tā bǎ wǒ cóngtóudàojiǎo dǎliang le yì fān.

    He looked me up and down.

    Sentence #1941868 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我为这次考试好好准备了一番。

    Wǒ wèi zhè cì kǎoshì hǎohǎo zhǔnbèi le yì fān.

    I prepared thoroughly for this exam.

    Sentence #365907 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 我不喜欢这番话。

    Wǒ bù xǐhuan zhè fān huà.

    I don’t like those remarks.

    Sentence #769669 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 番 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 番 (fān) drawn as one shape
番fānforeign; barbarian

番 is a single shape of 12 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 番

番 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

番 (fān) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 番 (fān). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 番

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大体dàtǐ · on the whole大致dàzhì · roughly栋dòng · measure word for buildings而已éryǐ · that’s all凡是fánshì · every反之fǎnzhī · conversely公然gōngrán · openly归根到底guīgēndàodǐ · in the final analysis

FAQs

番 (fān) means “(measure word for actions or efforts)” or “time”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it fān: fān with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 番 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 番 from the suggestions. Typing fan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
番 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.