번

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(counter) time, number

🔢 번 = hanja 番 (turn, number): count each turn — 한 번 once, 두 번 twice

번 comes from hanja 番, meaning a turn in a sequence. With native numbers it counts occurrences (세 번 = three times); with Sino-Korean numbers it gives a number in a series (삼 번 = number three). Same 番 as in 번호, number.

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