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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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How to pronounce 番

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.

= f initial

F is for Frankenstein’s Monster.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= p initial

P is for Pinocchio.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

番 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
tián = ti + an2
field / farm / CL:片[pian4]
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biàn = bi + an4
old variant of 辨[bian4]
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Characters with 番 as component

= b + o1
to sow / to scatter / to spread / to broadcast / Taiwan pr. [bo4]
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fān = 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
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fān = f + an1
variant of 翻[fan1]
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Words with 番

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Sentences with 番

lǎo
ér
 
 
sān
fān
liǎng
ǎn
lǎo
sūn

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pān / fān

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