番号

番號

fānhào

noun #54,024

Measure Word

一个番号 gè

Meanings

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

Characters

turn / numbered

Examples

这支部队的番号是第七十九集团军。

Zhè zhī bùduì de fānhào shì dì qīshíjiǔ jítuánjūn.

This unit's designation is the 79th Group Army.

请告诉我这部影片的番号。

Qǐng gàosù wǒ zhè bù yǐngpiàn de fānhào.

Please tell me this film's catalog number.

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