番

classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort

(classifier) a kind; a sort

(classifier) (used after the verb 翻[fan1] to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番[fan1 yi1 fan1] "to double")

(bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian

• fānqiéshìwàiguóshuǐguǒ.

  番茄是外国水果。🔊

  Tomatoes are a foreign fruit.

surname Pan