番

bō
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 播 (“to spread; to propagate”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 番番 (bōbō, “valiant; courageous”)
  3. alternative form of 播 (“to spread; to propagate”)
  4. used in 番番 (bōbō, “valiant; courageous”)

Wiktionary

Homographs

番 Pān surname Pan
番 fān
  1. (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian
  2. classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort
  3. (classifier) a kind; a sort
  4. (classifier) (used after the verb 翻 fān to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番 fānyīfān "to double")
番 fán
番 pó

Examples

我不喜欢这番话。

I don't like these remarks.

Source: Tatoeba

我很后悔和他说了那番话。

I regret having said that to him.

Source: Tatoeba

Containing this entry

番路 Fānlù Fanlu Township in Chiayi County 嘉义县 Jiāyì Xiàn, west Taiwan
一番 yīfān
几番 jǐfān
番石榴 fānshíliú
山番 shānfān
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