蕃 (fān): foreign (non-Chinese), luxuriant

蕃 (fān) is a Chinese character meaning “foreign (non-chinese).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 艹 (grass). It ranks #3728 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 艹 grass15 strokesFrequency #3728

Definitions

  1. foreign (non-Chinese)
  2. luxuriant

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
蕃茄fān qiévariant of 番茄[fan1 qie2]
吐蕃王朝tǔ bō wáng cháoTibetan Tubo Dynasty 7th-11th century AD
吐蕃tǔ bōTubo or Tufan, old name for Tibet
蕃庑fán wúvariant of 繁蕪|繁芜[fan2 wu2]
蕃衍fán yǎnvariant of 繁衍[fan2 yan3]
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Total compounds
60
As first character
20
As last character
20
As middle character

蕃 appears in 5 compound words: 60 as the first character, 20 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

学习蕃字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。

xué xí fān zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .

Learning Tibetan script requires repeated practice to write it neatly.

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高雄小货车掉落一箱蕃茄 一群机车闪过但仍酿女子压到摔车

gāo xióng xiǎo huò chē diào luò yī xiāng fān jiā yī qún jī chē shǎn guò dàn réng niàng nǚ zǐ yā dào shuāi chē

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 蕃 (fān) mean in Chinese?
蕃 (fān) primarily means "foreign (non-chinese)." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3728 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 蕃 have?
蕃 is written with 15 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 蕃?
The radical associated with 蕃 is 艹 (grass). This radical appears in many characters related to grass.
What are common words containing 蕃?
Common words with 蕃 include: 蕃茄 (fān qié, "variant of 番茄[fan1 qie2]"); 吐蕃王朝 (tǔ bō wáng cháo, "Tibetan Tubo Dynasty 7th-11th century AD"); 吐蕃 (tǔ bō, "Tubo or Tufan, old name for Tibet"); 蕃庑 (fán wú, "variant of 繁蕪|繁芜[fan2 wu2]"); 蕃衍 (fán yǎn, "variant of 繁衍[fan2 yan3]"). There are over 5 compound words containing this character.
Is 蕃 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 蕃 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.