番
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fān · to take turns, to repeat

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HSK 2.0 · Level 6HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #5706
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12Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

田Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 番

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Example sentences

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Tā zài tā de huā yuán zhǒng fān qié.他在他的花園種番茄。

He grows tomatoes in his garden.

Source: Tatoeba #838576 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jīn nián xiāo shòu huì fān fān.今年销售会翻番。

Sales should double this year.

Source: Tatoeba #2007052 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā sān fān wǔ cì píng pàn bié rén.他三番五次评判别人。

He judges other people time and again.

Source: Tatoeba #803365 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài huā yuán zhǒng le fān qié hé yáng cōng.我在花园种了番茄和洋葱。

I grow tomatoes and onions in my garden.

Source: Tatoeba #8865174 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú shì xuè, shì fān qié jiàng.不是血,是番茄酱。

It's not blood - it's ketchup.

Source: Tatoeba #2675112 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fān qié shì shū cài ér bú shì shuǐ guǒ.番茄是蔬菜而不是水果。

The tomato is a vegetable, not a fruit.

Source: Tatoeba #1788075 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 番 in context

  1. Say fān, then recall the core meaning: to take turns, to repeat.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 番茄 (fān qié), meaning “tomato”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 番 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.