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biàn

once (measure word for actions)

A person scattering petals everywhere
Memory picture

Character

遍 biàn

Strokes
12
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 扁 flat
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 请读一遍。 Qǐng dú yí biàn. Please read it once.
  • 我看一遍。 Wǒ kàn yí biàn. I will watch it once.
  • 再说一遍。 Zài shuō yí biàn. Say it one more time.

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