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次 vs 遍

次 counts occurrences — how many times it happened (去过三次北京); 遍 counts complete run-throughs — the whole thing, start to finish (再说一遍).

次
cì ㄘˋ
next in sequence; second
radical 欠 · to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn
A person 欠 yawning multiple times 冫
stroke order · 6
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2
3
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6
遍
biàn ㄅㄧㄢˋ
everywhere; all over
radical 辶 · to walk; walking
walk
stroke order · 12
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2
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12
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