Spot 番
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
番 component
fān · to take turns, to repeat; to sow; a turn
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 番
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue番Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 番 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
翻=
+羽
播=
扌
鄱=
+阝
蕃=
艹
幡=
巾
潘=
氵
審=
宀
燔=
火
皤=
白
蟠=
虫
蹯=
足
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 番 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
播放bōfàng
to broadcast
HSK 3.0 · L4翻译fānyìto translate
HSK 3.0 · L4广播guǎngbōbroadcast
HSK 3.0 · L4传播chuánbōto disseminate
HSK 3.0 · L5翻fānto turn over
HSK 3.0 · L5直播zhíbōChinese character
HSK 3.0 · L5播bōChinese character
HSK 3.0 · L6播种bōzhǒngto sow seeds
HSK 3.0 · L6主播zhǔbōChinese character
HSK 3.0 · L6翻番fānfānto double
HSK 3.0 · L7-9翻来覆去fānlái-fùqùto toss and turn
HSK 3.0 · L7-9翻身fānshēnto turn over
HSK 3.0 · L7-9