番号

番號
fānhào
noun #54,024

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 unit designation (military)
  2. 2 number / serial code identifying a unit or item

Examples

HSK 5
Qǐng gàosu wǒ zhè bù yǐngpiàn de fānhào.
Please tell me this film's catalog number.
HSK 7-9
Zhè zhī bùduì de fānhào shì dì qīshíjiǔ jítuánjūn.
This unit's designation is the 79th Group Army.

Tips

register
Military meaning is the canonical one. In internet slang the same word is used for the catalog code of a Japanese AV release (e.g. 'SSIS-001'); context tells you which sense is meant. Use carefully.

Stroke Order

番 fān
号 hào