番

pa̅n = p + an1

surname Pan

fa̅n = f + an1

foreign (non-Chinese) / barbarian / classifier for occurrences (of an event, action or speech utterance) / classifier for iterations: times, -fold (as in twofold etc) / classifier for situations: kind, sort

番 = 田 + 釆 : Frankenstein's Monster (f) is growing tomatoes (番) from a foreign country (番) on a field (田) in front of the anthill (an1). From time to time he uses a sampling tool (釆) to draw some ketchup (番) to see if the tomatoes are ready yet.

番 character breakdown

番
- 田
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
  - 囗
- 釆
  - 丿
  - 米
    - 丷
    - 木
      - 八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
      - 十
        
        一
        
        丨

田

tián = ti + an2

surname Tian

田

tián = ti + an2

field / farm / CL:片[pian4]

田 = 囗 + 十 : Mother Teresa (ti) wants to plant a field of crosses (田) just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2). She ordered a wooden box (囗) with crosses (十) inside and puts them up one by one.

釆

biàn = bi + an4

old variant of 辨[bian4]

釆 = 丿 + 米 : Mnemonic symbol: a sampling tool. Brunhilde (bi) wants to distinguish a huge banana (丿) from a sack of rice (米) in the anthill's bathroom (an4), so she sticks her sampling tool (釆) into each of them and takes a small sample.

Characters with 番 as component

播

bo̅ = b + o1

to sow / to scatter / to spread / to broadcast / Taiwan pr. [bo4]

播 = 扌 + 番 : Beelzebub (b) is scattering (播) tomatoes (番) in front of the observatory (o1) using a toy claw (扌).

翻

fa̅n = f + an1

to turn over / to flip over / to overturn / to rummage through / to translate / to decode / to double / to climb over or into / to cross

翻 = 番 + 羽 : In front of the anthill (an1), Frankenstein's Monster (f) is flipping over (翻) his tomatoes (番) very, very carefully. In order not to damage them he always turns them over on a few feathers (羽).

翻

飜

fa̅n = f + an1

variant of 翻[fan1]

审

審

shěn = sh + (e)n3

to examine / to investigate / carefully / to try (in court)

审 = 宀 + 申 : Sherlock Holmes examines a murder case in the encampment. All that is left of the victim is a bloody graduation cap, and Sherlock investigates it with his magnifying glass. He pretends to compare the graduation cap to a catalogue of hats, but he's just a faker: He can't even read!

潘

pa̅n = p + an1

surname Pan / Pan, faun in Greek mythology, son of Hermes

潘 = 氵 + 番 : Pinocchio (p) is growing tomatoes (番) in front of the anthill (an1). To make them grow even better he creates a pan flute (潘) out of water bottles (氵) to call Pan (潘) who uses his magic powers to make the tomatoes grow very quickly.

蕃

bo̅ = b + o1

see 吐蕃[Tu3 bo1]

蕃

fa̅n = f + an1

variant of 番[fan1] / foreign (non-Chinese)

蕃

fán = f + an2

luxuriant / flourishing / to reproduce / to proliferate

幡

fa̅n = f + an1

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