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= b + o1
see 吐蕃[Tu3 bo1]
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fān = f + an1
variant of 番[fan1] / foreign (non-Chinese)
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fán = f + an2
luxuriant / flourishing / to reproduce / to proliferate
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How to pronounce 蕃

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= b initial

B is for Beelzebub.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ o1 final

In front of the observatory.

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= f initial

F is for Frankenstein’s Monster.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

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= f initial

F is for Frankenstein’s Monster.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

蕃 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
cǎo = c + ao3
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
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pān = p + an1
surname Pan
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fān = 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
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Characters with 蕃 as component

蕃 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 蕃

variant of 番茄[fan1 qie2]
Tubo or Tufan, old name for Tibet / the Tibetan Tubo dynasty 7th-11th century AD / also pr. [Tu3 fan1]
Tibetan Tubo Dynasty 7th-11th century AD

Sentences with 蕃

蕃 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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