番 荔 枝

fān lì zhīdictionary entry

custard apple / soursop (Annonaceae)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

番荔枝番荔枝 [fan1 li4 zhi1] /custard apple/soursop (Annonaceae)/

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Character information

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番
fān
(bound form) foreign (non-Chinese) / barbarian / classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort / (classifier) a kind / a sort / (classifier) (used after the verb 翻[fān] to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番[fān yī fān] "to double")
Pān
surname Pan
荔
lì
litchi
枝
zhī
branch / classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

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