fán

to roast

To roast  meat on a spit  also provides the pronunciation

Components
火 meaning component

  Meaning component

huǒ

  

fire

番 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

fānpān

  

to take turns

Evolution

燔 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
燔 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
燔 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
燔 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

fán

to roast; to burn; burn; to roast meat for sacrifice