遍 biàn▶ Kali

Stroke order

遍 is written in 12 strokes.

• 遍

Senses

1. everywhere
2. all over
3. classifier for actions: one time

Example sentences

• 这本书我看了两遍。Zhè běn shū wǒ kàn le liǎng biàn.I have read this book twice.
• 请再说一遍。Qǐng zài shuō yí biàn.Please say it once more.

Related words

• 普遍universal
• 遍布Di mana-mana

遍 is pronounced biàn and means “Kali”. HSK 4 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 遍 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.