Counter for occurrences or repetitions. Often used with numbers, e.g., 一遍 (once), 二遍 (twice). Similar to 回, but 遍 may sound slightly more formal or literary in some contexts.
この映画はもう三遍見た。
I've already seen this movie three times.
彼は何遍も同じ話をする。
He tells the same story many times.
遍 is an older or more literary counter for times, largely replaced by 回 in everyday speech.
遍 (へん) is another same-sounding word, used as a counter for repeated occurrences (times), unlike 編's meaning of a literary volume or piece.
片（へん）is a counter for fragments or petals, while 遍（へん）is a counter for the number of times something is done, despite sharing the same reading.
Standard kanji for the counter meaning 'number of times'.
Kana spelling is acceptable, especially in casual writing.
Alternate kanji form; less common than 遍 for this meaning.
The kanji 遍 originally means 'everywhere' or 'widely', and its use as a counter for times may derive from the idea of going through something completely or repeatedly. The alternate form 返 (return) is a phonetic loan.